This report describes the different types of accountable care organisations (ACOs) emerging in the United States. It presents some early evidence on their performance, assesses the future for ACOs, and discusses the implication of these developments for integrated care initiatives in England.
As the NHS seeks to move away from competition towards integration and to develop new models of care, individuals and organisations across the health and care system need to learn to work together to make the best use of collective skills and knowledge. This paper offers those who are leading ...
Four years ago, we told the story of the quest for integrated health and social care in Canterbury, New Zealand. In this report, we revisit the experience in Canterbury and consider the lessons that the NHS can learn as it embarks on its own journey of transformation. Canterbury’s progress in ...
This research sought to understand the current state of community services and to explore how the health and care system needs to change to enable these services to meet the needs of the population now and in the future.