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Partnerships, performance and primary care: developing integrated services for older people in England

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 July 2002

CAROLINE GLENDINNING ,
ANNA COLEMAN  and
KIRSTEIN RUMMERY
CAROLINE GLENDINNING
Affiliation:
National Primary Care Research and Development Centre, University of Manchester.
ANNA COLEMAN
Affiliation:
National Primary Care Research and Development Centre, University of Manchester.
KIRSTEIN RUMMERY
Affiliation:
National Primary Care Research and Development Centre, University of Manchester.
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Abstract

The development of health services in England is currently shaped by three key factors: the active involvement of front-line health professionals (particularly family doctors – general practitioners) in decisions about resource allocation and service development priorities; the promotion of ‘partnerships’ between health and other organisations in order to deliver ‘joined-up’ services; and the close performance management of organisations and professionals to ensure that they meet externally prescribed objectives and targets. This paper considers the implications and impact of these factors on the development of services for older people. It discusses whether, under these circumstances, health service developments are likely to address some of the most pressing needs of older people.

Keywords

Primary carepartnershipsNational Service Frameworkperformance management
Type
Research Article
Information
Ageing & Society , Volume 22 , Issue 2 , March 2002 , pp. 185 - 208
Copyright
© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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