Most of the money that flows to the UK's National Health Service now goes through Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) designed to simplify, integrate and localise the management of key healthcare services. This short paper, based on interviews with those involved in ICSs, looks at how they can be made to work better.

The burden of oral disease among rural and remote Australians is compelling, and yet, achieving timely access to appropriate oral health care in these areas remains elusive. This brief synthesises evidence regarding the extent of access challenges, and the possible factors impacting on access. It shows that maldistribution of public dental services, long-standing shortage of...

An increasing number of people have multiple, complex, and long-term conditions. Systems established to focus on singular issues or needs do not adequately respond to this complexity. This report explore how governments can promote social service integration for people with complex needs.

This report’s findings highlight the significant gap between young people’s need for mental health and addiction services in New Zealand and their level of engagement with them. The report also demonstrates the need for government agencies to work together and prioritise the development of integrated youth services with a strong mental health, alcohol and other...

One of the biggest challenges for people who most need social services is navigating a fragmented service system. In this article, the author explores one potential solution, integrated child and family centres which ensure that children and families get what they need, where they need it.