J Health Serv Res Policy. 2021 Apr;26(2):125-132. doi: 10.1177/1355819620963500.
- This study examined two of the Vanguard programme new models of integrated care (Salford and South Somerset). Patient experience, health status and hospital episode data were used to calculate cost per user of secondary care (severity); avoidable emergency admissions; and primary care utilisation. Both intervention sites showed an increase in total costs of secondary care (approximately £74 per registered patient per year in Salford, £45 in South Somerset) and cost per user of secondary care (£130–138 per person per year). There were no statistically significant effects on health status or patient experience of care.
