Integration of health and social care : necessary but challenging for all

Mercer, Stewart W. and Henderson, David and Huang, Huayi and Donaghy, Eddie and Stewart, Ellen and Guthrie, Bruce and Wang, Harry (2021) Integration of health and social care : necessary but challenging for all. British Journal of General Practice, 71 (711). pp. 442-443. ISSN 0960-1643 (https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp21X717101)

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Abstract

Faced with ageing populations in which multimorbidity is the norm rather than the exception,1 governments around the world are seeking to integrate health and social care systems in an attempt to meet the triple aim of improving the individual experience of care, improving the health of populations, and reducing costs.