Integrated care is difficult to define and understand since it represents a complex service
innovation in the way health and care services should be redesigned around people's …

Introduction Integrated care is an effective means of coping with the increasingly complex
healthcare needs of elderly and alleviating pressure on national pension services. WHO …

Background Integrated care involves good coordination, networking, and communication
within health care services and externally between providers and patients or informal …

Results: Networks consisted on average of 9 professionals (range 4–22) covering medical,
care and social disciplines. Network maturity yearly increased with 0.29 (95%-CI: 0.20 …

Methods: 27 participants were purposefully selected, to include all important stakeholders
involved on the macro-level in chronic care in Belgium. Semi-structured interviews were …

Internationally, there is a large body of scientific evidence concerning the benefits of
integrating health and social care to ensure that frail older people living in the community …

The authors of" Integration or Fragmentation of Health Care? Examining Policies and
Politics in a Belgian Case Study" present a fresh perspective on the inertia of integrated care …

Abstract Background In 2018, the Dutch government initiated the Solid Start program to
provide each child the best start in life. The program focuses on the crucial first thousand …

Methods: Explorative cross-sectional design with quantitative analysis. A questionnaire of 18
values was conducted across Europe. A total of 1,013 respondents indicated the importance …

The article sets out key elements of the policy agenda for enhanced integration between
health and social care for older people in high‐income countries and demonstrates its wider …