It is clear that adult social care in the United Kingdom (UK), as in many other countries, faces serious challenges, most simply summarised as rising demand from demographic changes and greater pressure on available resources. The interventions to address this will need to be at all levels (national policy and legislation, managing local systems and in individual [read the full story…]
What works to manage demand in planned care, in what circumstances?
Alison Turner presents a realist synthesis, which aims to understand how demand management interventions work in different settings.
[read the full story...]What works in managing referrals from primary to secondary care?
In this blog, Alison Turner looks at a report which shares findings from a systematic review, exploring interventions to manage referrals from primary to secondary care.
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