Policy Points Integrated care is best understood as an emergent set of practices intrinsically
shaped by contextual factors, and not as a single intervention to achieve predetermined …

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 …

Research has demonstrated that pilots contain multiple shifting purposes, not all of which
relate to simple policy testing or refinement. Judging the success of policy pilots is therefore …

Succeeding in the art of contemporary policymaking involves designing policies which
reflect the deeply interconnected nature of political space. Nevertheless, policy continues to …

Meta-governance involves orchestrating the 'rules of the game'in public management. Arm's-
length bodies are particularly important vehicles for this. We consider the case of an arm's …

In this paper, we examine how space is integral to the practices and politics of restructuring
health and care systems and services and specifically how ideas of assemblage can help …

Objective To investigate how health and care leaders navigate the micro-politics of major
system change (MSC) as manifest in the formulation and implementation of Sustainability …

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 …

Since the reintroduction of sheep scab within the UK, its prevalence has increased despite
several industry-led initiatives to control and manage the disease. Some studies have …

Health and care policy is increasingly promoted within visions of the competitive city‐region.
This paper examines the importance of policy boosterism within the political construction of …