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Anne Hendry1, Alison Taylor2, Stewart Mercer3
1Anne Hendry, MBChB, FRCP (Glasg), is national clinical lead for Integrated Care for the Joint Improvement Team of the Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates. She is a consultant geriatrician, stroke physician and honorary clinical associate professor at the University of Glasgow, works with the Joint Improvement Team and the International Foundation for Integrated Care.
Abstract:
The Scottish Parliament recently passed legislation on integrating healthcare and social care to improve the quality and outcomes of care and support for people with multiple and complex needs across Scotland. This ambitious legislation provides a national framework to accelerate progress in person-centred and integrated care and support for the growing number of people who have multiple physical and mental health conditions and complex needs. Additional investment and improvement capacity is helping to commission support and services that are designed and delivered with people in local communities and in partnership with housing, community, voluntary and independent sectors.
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