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Integrated top to bottom — [levels of governance and the work of the Integrated Care Network]
Author(s)	Bob Hudson, Shane Giles, Alix Crawford
Journal title	Community Care, no 1503, 18 December 2003
Pages	pp 32-34
Keywords	Services ; Health services ; Management [care] ; Liaison ; Interaction [welfare services].
Annotation	For agencies to work together in an effective manner, it is important that the rules governing them, and the frameworks in which decisions are made, reflect the integration that is taking place on the front line. The Integrated Care Network (ICN) aims to help front-line organisations in the health, local government or independent sectors to work together to deliver flexible services that help people to remain in control and live independent lives. The authors discuss how this type of "joint working" or "joint governance" works and what it has to offer. They note that the work of the ICN seeks to have an impact on five key areas: access to care (including care management); development of care services; greater engagement with local communities; reshaping of financial and other resource flows; and developing and redesigning workforce patterns. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-040112205 A
Classmark	I: L: QA: QAK: QK6
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