Integrating care: the work of diabetes care technicians in an integrated care initiative.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As diabetes prevalence rises world-wide, the arrangement of clinics and care packages is increasingly debated by health care professionals (HCPs), health service researchers, patient groups and policy makers. 'Integrated care', while representing a range of approaches, has been positioned as a promising solution with potential to benefit patients and health systems. This is particularly the case in rural populations which are often removed from centres of specialist care. The social arrangements within diabetes integrated care initiatives are understudied but are of particular importance to those implementing such initiatives. In this paper we explore the 'work' of integration through an analysis of the role played by Health Care Assistants (HCAs) who were specially trai

SUBMITTER: Bunn C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7082957 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature