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Intermediate care — its place in a whole-systems approach
Author(s)	Sheena Asthana, Joyce Halliday
Journal title	Journal of Integrated Care, vol 11, issue 6, December 2003
Pages	pp 15-24
Source	http://www.pavpub.com
Keywords	Rehabilitation ; Aftercare ; Coordination ; Interaction [welfare services] ; Evaluation ; Cornwall.
Annotation	The development of intermediate care in Cornwall has been shaped both by the pressure to achieve service improvements for the area's older population, and by the need to build on local strengths in the face of resource constraints. This paper considers intermediate care as part of a whole systems approach to care. It argues that this perspective allows a wider appreciation of the potential benefits of intermediate care, and that this would also be a welcome feature in future research studies. The paper draws on an evaluation of intermediate care, which was funded by Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Health Action Zone. It uses the example of residential rehabilitation to examine how an individual service relates to the system as a whole. Factors that may also influence local systems are considered - such as partnership working and rurality - and which other authorities may seek to replicate. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-040217218 A
Classmark	LM: LN: QAJ: QK6: 4C: 8CO
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