Governing Integrated Health and Social Care: An Analysis of Experiences in Three European Countries.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Achieving greater health and social care integration is a policy priority in many countries, but challenges remain. We focused on governance and accountability for integrated care and explored arrangements that shape more integrated delivery models or systems in Italy, the Netherlands and Scotland. We also examined how the COVID-19 pandemic affected existing governance arrangements.

Design/methodology/approach

A case study approach involving document review and semi-structured interviews with 35 stakeholders in 10 study sites between February 2021 and April 2022. We used the Transparency, Accountability, Participation, Integrity and Capability (TAPIC) framework to guide our analytical enquiry.

Findings

Study sites ranged from bottom-up voluntary agreements in

SUBMITTER: Exley J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10854466 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature