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Education needs for integrated care: a literature review
Michelle Howarth1, Karen Holland, Maria J Grant
1Lecturer, School of Nursing, University of Salford, Manchester, UK.
Journal of Advanced Nursing
|October 5, 2006
Summary
Primary care teams need education on communication, role awareness, and partnership working to effectively deliver integrated health and social care. This supports interprofessional collaboration and continuous service improvement.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare workforce development
- Integrated health and social care services
- Primary care education
Background:
- Global health policy emphasizes interprofessional collaboration for integrated services.
- Nurses may require enhanced skills for integrated service provision.
- Interprofessional working is crucial for successful integrated care models.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify education needs for primary care workforce.
- To promote effective delivery of integrated health and social care.
- To support interprofessional collaboration in healthcare.
Main Methods:
- Systematic review of policy documents and primary research.
- Searches conducted on organizational websites and multiple databases (Caredata, CINAHL, Cochrane, MEDLINE, Sociofile) from Dec 2002 to Apr 2004.
- Appraisal of research study robustness using recognized tools.
Main Results:
- Six key themes identified for effective integrated care.
- Effective communication and role awareness are vital for professional teams.
- Education in partnership working, practice development, and leadership skills is essential.
Conclusions:
- Education must embed attributes for integrated working to advance nursing practice.
- Further research is needed on the impact of education on integrated care provision.
- Partnerships between higher education and health/social care organizations are key for workforce adaptation.
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