PURPOSE Over the past 7 decades, theories in the systems and complexity sciences have
had a major influence on academic thinking and research. We assessed the impact of …

Background. The concept of 'continuity of care'has changed over time and seems to be
entangled with other care concepts, for example coordination and integration of care. These …

Methods The search method involved a combination of electronic database searches, hand
searches of reference lists (snowball method) and contacting researchers in the field. The …

Lack of reliable and valid measures of therapist competence is a barrier to dissemination
and implementation of psychological treatments in global mental health. We developed the …

The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) is four things: 1) the fundamental tenets of
primary care: first contact access, comprehensiveness, integration/coordination, and …

Since the 1978 Declaration of Alma-Ata, 15 which was reinforced by further resolutions of
the World Health Assembly, 16 the WHO has promoted primary health care as a core …

Background Everyone wants a sustainable well‐functioning health system. However, this
notion has different meaning to policy makers and funders compared to clinicians and …

PURPOSE Numerous primary care practice development efforts, many related to the patient-
centered medical home (PCMH), are emerging across the United States with few guides …

Social prescribing (SP) seeks to enhance the role of the voluntary and community sector in
addressing patients' complex needs in primary care. Using discourse analysis, this review …

Background Different models for care pathways involving both specialist and primary care
have been developed to ensure adequate follow-up after discharge. These care pathways …