The literature in the area of access to health care is large, diverse, and complex. It includes
empirical work using both qualitative and quantitative methods (and a diversity of …

This paper reports findings of a study in 2004 of the development of specialist services for
older people in the National Health Service (NHS) in England, as recommended in the …

Aim Although patients admitted to post‐acute care (PAC) units are usually clinically stable,
unexpected medical conditions requiring acute ward readmissions still occur and can …

The term 'intermediate care', as applied to elements of the British health and social care
systems, emerged in the mid-1990s. Initially ambiguous, with its origins predating adoption …

Aims and MethodWe sought to identify changes in the quality of information in referrals to an
old age psychiatry service before and after the introduction of the single assessment …

The development of intermediate care services, aimed predominantly at older people,
formed a significant part of the UK Department of Health's National Service Framework …

Abstract Introduction: how the National Service Framework (NSF) for older people in
England might be associated with changes in clinically relevant stroke outcome has not …

English This article reports on an innovatory partnership between regulatory bodies and
researchers to assess progress in improving NHS, local authority and other services for …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to raise issues around the involvement of clinicians
relevant to current policies for integrated care by reviewing a previous policy to integrate …

This report was prepared as part of a commission by the Department of Health to study the
development and impact of the Single Assessment Process (SAP). In stage I, a literature …