1 August 2014

Joining up General Practice and community services

Moving Services out of hospital: Joining up General Practice and community services?
PRUComm August 2014
  • Summary of a rapid review of the available evidence of what factors should be taken into account in planning for the closer working of primary and community health/care services in order to increase the scope of services provided outside of hospitals.
  • The review examined 
    •  factors affecting the effectiveness of multidisciplinary team-working (micro-level)
    • the impact of service organisation and delivery issues, including population coverage and service location (meso level) and
    • structural issues, such as ownership models and financing (macro level)