scholarly journals Loss of population data sources when health systems are not responsible for geographically defined populations: implications of the Health and Social Care Act of 2012 in England

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allyson M Pollock ◽  
David Price
Keyword(s):  
Health Systems ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Population Data ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Health And Social Care

The challenge of integration

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Cribb
Keyword(s):  
Health Policy ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Healthcare Systems ◽  
Division Of Labour ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
Central Device ◽  
The Way

This chapter analyses the increasingly influential idea that healthcare systems, or health and social care systems more broadly, need to be better integrated—that both services and the experiences of individuals need to be less ‘fractured’ and that this depends upon attending to the overall architecture of systems. In order to approach the integration agenda, it is worth acknowledging the ‘problem’ that gives rise to it. The agenda is closely bound up with divisions and boundaries that are both necessary and a source of difficulties. The way in which health systems seek to provide diverse goods is through a division of labour that structures both services and roles. Yet the necessary division of labour inevitably and notoriously creates problems. Perhaps the central device through which health policy addresses and manages this tension—between differentiated provision and consolidated needs—is by supporting both specialism and generalism.

scholarly journals Building a system-wide approach to community relationships with the findings of a scoping review in health and social care

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (7) ◽  
pp. 1047-1062 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Grimshaw ◽  
Linda McGowan ◽  
Elaine McNichol
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Review Process ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Time Budget ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Care Community ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Quality Relationships

Purpose For leadership and management of Western health systems, good quality relationships are a fundamental cornerstone of organising health and social care (H&SC) delivery, delivering benefits across organisations and communities. The purpose of this paper is to explore the extant management, H&SC literature, grounded in older people care, reveal behaviours, processes and practices that if readily identified across a context will support healthy relationships across the “whole system” of stakeholders. Design/methodology/approach An academic/practitioner group designed and guided a scoping literature review of the H&SC and broader management literature to identify and extract important behaviours, processes and practices underlying the support of high-quality relationships. A search strategy was agreed and key health and management databases were interrogated and 51 papers selected for inclusion. Working with the practitioners, the selected papers were coded and then organised into emergent themes. Findings The paper outlines the relational behaviours, processes and practice elements that should be present within an older peoples care community, to support a healthy relational environment. These elements are presented under the five emergent literature themes of integrity, compassion, respect, fairness and trust. These five topics are examined in detail. A way forward for building statements using the review material, that may be applied to reveal relational patterns within older people care, is also explored and outlined. Research limitations/implications All literature reviews are subject to practical decisions around time, budget, scope and depth restraints. Therefore potentially relevant papers may have been missed in the review process. The scoping review process adapted here does not seek to make any major considerations with regards to the weighting of evidence behind the primary research. Originality/value This paper contributes to a growing need for designers of health systems to more fully understand, measure and draw on the value of relationships to help bridge the gap between diminishing resources and the expanding demand on H&SC services.

scholarly journals Birley Place: a virtual community for the delivery of health and social care education

2021 ◽  
pp. bmjstel-2020-000849
Author(s):  
David J Wright ◽  
Leah Greene ◽  
Kirsten Jack ◽  
Eleanor Hannan ◽  
Claire Hamshire
Keyword(s):  
Interprofessional Education ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Physical Simulation ◽  
Virtual Community ◽  
Population Data ◽  
Virtual Simulation ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Health And Social Care

Virtual simulation can provide high-quality learning experiences through innovative and engaging activities while also overcoming some of the constraints associated with physical simulation. We developed a virtual community, called Birley Place, to facilitate simulation-based learning activities. Adopting a novel approach, we modelled the virtual community on the large metropolitan city in which our institution is based. Publicly available health and population data were used to ensure that the homes, businesses and services in the community were representative of distinct socioeconomic areas of our city. The residents of the virtual community were also matched with the real-world areas based on health and lifestyle data. Our virtual community is used to facilitate learning activities across our health and social care degree programmes. In this article, we summarise how we developed Birley Place, before providing one example of how it is used to facilitate the delivery of a large-scale interprofessional education project. Birley Place is an innovative tool for delivering online and virtual simulation. The use of this virtual community facilitates learners’ understanding of the connection between settings and health status.

Practices of inclusion for carers who are higher education students

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordan Taylor ◽  
Paula Gleeson ◽  
Tania Teague ◽  
Michelle DiGiacomo
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Institutional Settings ◽  
Policies And Procedures ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Students With A Disability ◽  
Crucial Part

The role of unpaid and informal care is a crucial part of the health and social care system in Australia and internationally. As carers in Australia have received statutory recognition, concerted efforts to foster engagement in carer participation in work and education has followed. However, little is known about the strategies and policies that higher education institutions have implemented to support the inclusion of carers. This study has three components: first, it employs a review of evidence for interventions to support to support carers; second, it reviews existing higher education institutions’ policies to gauge the extent of inclusive support made available to student carers, and; third it conducts interviews with staff from five higher education institutions with concerted carer policies in Australia were held to discuss their institutions’ policies, and experiences as practitioners of carer inclusion and support. Results indicate difficulty in identifying carers to offer support services, the relatively recent measures taken to accommodate carers in higher education, extending similar measures which are in place for students with a disability, and difficulties accommodating flexibility in rigid institutional settings. A synthesis of these findings were used to produce a framework of strategies, policies and procedures of inclusion to support carers in higher education.

A case study evaluation of a community multidisciplinary team in South East England using a mixed-method approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (suppl 1) ◽  
pp. bjgp20X711569
Author(s):  
Jessica Wyatt Muscat
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Free Form ◽  
Normalisation Process Theory ◽  
Multidisciplinary Teams ◽  
Mixed Method Approach ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Method Approach

BackgroundCommunity multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) represent a model of integrated care comprising health, social care, and the voluntary sector where members work collaboratively to coordinate care for those patients most at risk.AimThe evaluation will answer the question, ‘What are the enablers and what are the restrictors to the embedding of the case study MDT into the routine practice of the health and social care teams involved in the project?’MethodThe MDT was evaluated using a mixed-method approach with normalisation process theory as a methodological tool. Both quantitative and qualitative data were gathered through a questionnaire consisting of the NoMAD survey followed by free-form questions.ResultsThe concepts of the MDT were generally clear, and participants could see the potential benefits of the programme, though this was found to be lower in GPs. Certain professionals, particularly mental health and nursing professionals, found it difficult to integrate the MDT into normal working patterns because of a lack of resources. Participants also felt there was a lack of training for MDT working. A lack of awareness of evidence supporting the programme was shown particularly within management, GP, and nursing roles.ConclusionSpecific recommendations have been made in order to improve the MDT under evaluation. These include adjustments to IT systems and meeting documentation, continued education as to the purpose of the MDT, and the engagement of GPs to enable better buy-in. Recommendations were made to focus the agenda with specialist attendance when necessary, and to expand the MDT remit, particularly in mental health and geriatrics.

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