Abstract
Integrating children's services - between aspiration and reality
Highlights
The Department of Health (DH) is currently funding several integrated care pilots in England, so called Integration Pioneers
This paper reports preliminary findings of a longitudinal study of an integrated care programme without DH support in an urban setting in the North of England
Children's services are different from adults' services by virtue of their universal funding and the holistic care approach
Summary
The Department of Health (DH) is currently funding several integrated care pilots in England, so called Integration Pioneers. Some local areas are implementing programmes of integrated care without DH support. This paper reports preliminary findings of a longitudinal study of an integrated care programme without DH support in an urban setting in the North of England. The programme is unique in focusing solely on children's care, comprising health and social care organisations in the primary, secondary and tertiary sector. Children's services are different from adults' services by virtue of their universal funding and the holistic care approach. Children's health care suffers from similar organisational fragmentation and silo delivery
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