Comparison of the impact of two national health and social care integration programmes on emergency hospital admissions.

Marcello Morciano Katherine Checkland Mary Alison Durand Matthew Sutton Nicholas Mays

Published in: BMC health services research (2021)

Health and social care integration programmes can mitigate but not prevent rises in emergency admissions over the longer-term. Greater financial and expert support from national agencies and involvement in multiple integration initiatives can have cumulative effects.

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