Service transformation: Lessons from mental health

"Some commentators have drawn parallels between the process of transformation in mental health services and what is now desired in other parts of the health system. However, there has been little detailed exploration of how far that comparison is valid or of the lessons that can be learnt. This report takes mental health services for adults in England as a case study and examines the relevance of this experience to current policy."

Service transformation: Lessons from mental health
Helen Gilburt, Edward Peck, Beccy Ashton, Nigel Edwards, Chris Naylor
The King's Fund
February 2014

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Providing integrated care for older people with complex needs

"This report synthesises evidence from seven case study programmes, each from a different country, that are successfully delivering integrated health and social care for older people with complex needs. The aim is to identify lessons for policy-makers and service providers to help them improve how care is designed and co-ordinated."

Providing integrated care for older people with complex needs: Lessons from seven international case studies
Nick Goodwin, Anna Dixon, Geoff Anderson, Walter Wodchis
The King's Fund
January 2014

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Co-ordinated care for people with complex chronic conditions

"Based on a comparative analysis of five UK-based case studies of care co-ordination programmes for people with long-term and complex chronic conditions, this report examines key lessons and markers for success in the ‘how’ of care co-ordination that might be transferable to different contexts and settings."

Co-ordinated care for people with complex chronic conditions: key lessons and markers for success
N Goodwin, L Sonola, V Thiel, DL Kodner
The King's Fund
October 2013

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