Purpose Sustainability and transformation partnerships (STPs) were introduced to England,
asking 44 local areas to submit their health and social care plans for the period from October …

Objective Delivering genuine integrated health care is one of three strategic directions in the
New South Wales (NSW) Government State Health Plan: Towards 2021. This study …

Background: In 2022, England embarked on an ambitious and innovative re-organisation to
produce an integrated health and care system with a greater focus on improving population …

Purpose–This review aims to focus on the role of evidence in informing policy and practice
in health and social care integration. Design/methodology/approach–Following discussion …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to outline relevant policies on the integration of health
and social care (HSC) in the four home nations: Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and …

Purpose Structural integration is increasingly explored as a means of achieving efficiency
gains alongside improved health outcomes. In 2015, three boroughs in London, England …

Purpose All areas in England are expected by National Health Service (NHS) England to
develop integrated care systems (ICSs) by April 2021. ICSs bring together primary …

Objectives The Better Care Fund is the first and only national policy in England that has
legally mandated the use of pooled budgets to support local health and social care systems …

Our review of literature reveals there has not been extensive, systematic research into
intermediate tiers of the health service in England over the last seven decades. During this …

Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships, STPs) in the English National Health
Service (NHS). These five-year plans detail how local organizations will work together to …