Objectives Integrated funds for health and social care are one possible way of improving
care for people with complex care requirements. If integrated funds facilitate coordinated …

The latest edition builds on the success of previous volumes with the addition of several new
services and some changes requested by readers. Funded by the Department of Health and …

The Economics of Health and Health Care is the market-leading health economics textbook,
providing comprehensive coverage of all the key topics, and balancing economic theory …

Objective to investigate the impact of the availability and supply of social care on healthcare
utilisation (HCU) by older adults in high income countries. Design systematic review and …

This study examines the effect of long-term care insurance (LTCI) on hospital utilization and
expenditures among the elderly in China. We exploit the introduction of public LTCI in …

Long-term care insurance (LTCI) is one of the important institutional responses to the
growing care needs of the ageing population. Although previous studies have evaluated the …

This winter has been a story of profound mismatch between illness and NHS resources.
More seriously unwell people needing admission have arrived at the front doors of A&E …

Hospital bed‐blocking occurs when hospital patients are ready to be discharged to a
nursing home, but no place is available, so that hospital care acts as a more costly substitute …

Background Over the past decade, there has been international interest in improving the
management of care for people with long-term and/or multiple health problems (European …

A rapid ageing population coupled with changes in family structure has brought about
profound implications to social policy in China. Although the past decade has seen a steady …