Bringing together physical and mental health

"The report identifies 10 areas where there is particular scope for improvement. These span the full range of health system activities, illustrating that change is needed across the system. Commissioners and providers can use these 10 areas as a guide to identify where some of the most significant opportunities for quality improvement and cost control lie."

Bringing together physical and mental health: A new frontier for integrated care
C Naylor, P Das, S Ross, M Honeyman, J Thompson, H Gilburt
The King's Fund
March 2016

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Integration: Local government and health leaders prefer a whole system approach

"Local government and health leaders believe whole system integration models are a better option than pathways for specific conditions"

Integration: Local government and health leaders prefer a whole system approach
R Dalton
Health Service Journal Supplement
June 2015

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Options for integrated commissioning

"A single national outcomes framework for integrated care should be agreed to ensure there is joint accountability between the NHS and local government."

Options for integrated commissioning: Beyond Barker
R Humphries, L Wenze
The King's Fund
June 2015

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Psychological Medicine in Bart’s: improving access and awareness

"a large number of general hospital patients have a mental disorder, mental ill health impedes recovery from physical illness and mental disorders are often unrecognised in patients with physical illness. By improving the quality of our liaison service we hope that we can achieve better integration within the medical teams and thus tackle the aforementioned problems."

Psychological Medicine in Bart’s: improving access and awareness
A Pavlidou
BMJ Quality Improvement Reports 2015;4: doi:10.1136/bmjquality.u206661.w2871

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Commissioning supplement: Sorting the good ideas

"How the NHS is looking to CSUs to bring health and social care together, plus two CCGs show a new way for GPs to coordinate data"

Commissioning supplement: Sorting the good ideas
Health Service Journal Supplement, 14 November, 2014

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How CCGs are driving integration for their patients and local populations

"Through a series of case studies – drawing on the work of CCGs across the country – a picture emerges of organisations committed to developing a more coordinated system. It is a system focused on wellbeing as well as illness, and one that places a premium on the needs and preferences of patients and carers. And while it may not be the sole solution to the NHS’s cost savings challenge, it is an important contributor."

Leading local partnerships: How CCGs are driving integration for their patients and local populations
NHS Clinical Commissioners
October 2014

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Relational coordination amongst health professionals involved in insulin initiation for people with type 2 diabetes in general practice

"Given the need for coordination between specialist and generalist care for the task of insulin initiation, this study's results suggest the need to build relationships and communication between specialist and generalist health professional groups and the potential for DNE?s to play a boundary spanner role in this process."

Relational coordination amongst health professionals involved in insulin initiation for people with type 2 diabetes in general practice: an exploratory survey
J Manski-Nankervis, I Blackberry, D Young, D O’Neal, E Patterson, J Furler
BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:515  doi:10.1186/s12913-014-0515-3

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Transforming mental health: a plan of action for London

"This report describes a vision for the future of mental health provision in London, generated through a process of engagement with key stakeholders in the capital. The vision is based on a collaborative, integrated approach towards mental health that is relevant in London and elsewhere."

Transforming mental health: a plan of action for London
H Gilburt, N Edwards, R Murray
The King's Fund
September 2014

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What is the evidence on the economic impacts of integrated care?

"Evidence that is available points to a positive impact of integrated care programmes on the quality of patient care and improved health or patient satisfaction outcomes but uncertainty remains about the relative effectiveness of different approaches and their impacts on costs."

What is the evidence on the economic impacts of integrated care?
E Nolte, E Pitchforth
European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, World Health Organization
2014

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Race equality and health inequalities

"This paper argues that within the English health system the ‘Equality and Diversity’ and ‘Health Inequalities’ agendas remain poorly integrated at both national and local level...This paper suggests that the disconnect between Equality and Diversity and Health Inequalities work hampers progress towards better understanding of the processes that perpetuate poor health outcomes."

Race equality and health inequalities: towards more integrated policy and practice
Better Health briefing paper 32
S Salway, L Carter, K Powell, D Turner, G M George, TH Ellison
Race Equality Foundation
March 2014

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