Integrated Care Solutions

The Kerry Specialist Palliative Care Service: A Case Study Research Evaluation

By Niamh Daly Day / October 5, 2023
Kerry Specialist Palliative Care Service provides a comprehensive palliative care service in County Kerry that is highly valued by those using the service, families, clinicians, and the entire community. The service provides care in four settings i.e., in a Specialist Inpatient Unit; through a Specialist Palliative Care Community Team; at a Specialist Palliative Care Day… Read More

Ensuring broad participation in designing the evaluation plan of a national integrated care programme

By Admin / February 18, 2023
The International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC) was commissioned to deliver Phases 1 and 2 of an independent external evaluation of an Integrated Care Programme for Older Persons (from now on, “the National Programme”). Phase 1 included a Preliminary Engagement session with stakeholders to understand what they perceived the value of an evaluation of the… Read More

A rapid evaluation of a mental health 24/7 crisis response service

By Admin / December 18, 2022
The International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC) was asked to conduct an independent rapid retrospective evaluation of a Mental Health 24/7 Crisis Response Service (CRS) that had been operating in a health area of England since its launch in April 2020, hence at the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Download the publication PDF Read More

VIDEO: Integrated Care Solutions – Supporting the effective and sustainable implementation of Integrated Care

By Admin / February 25, 2021

Dr Nick Goodwin, CEO, International Foundation for Integrated Care speaks about how to support managers and professionals to understand the issues involved in implementing integrated care systems effectively. Enabling integrated care systems is a long-term and complex task. The process of implementation requires decision-makers to take action at a number of different levels to ensure…

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VIDEO: Integrated Care Solutions – Frameworks for Assessing of Integrated Care Programs: The Project INTEGRATE Framework

By Admin / February 25, 2021
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A Rapid Review of the Health Care Home Model in Capital and Coast District Health Board

By Admin / August 22, 2020
The purpose of this rapid review was to measure progress of the Health Care Home (HCH) model in achieving its aims and to inform the evolution of the model across the Capital and Coast District Health Board (CCDHB) region. The review was commissioned by CCDHB as an independent and objective formative and summative rapid evaluation,… Read More