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Community care and the fundholder

R Morris1

  • 1Ivybridge Health Centre, Devon.

BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.)
|March 6, 1993
PubMed
Summary

General practitioners can streamline social care referrals through pilot-tested contracts, reducing bureaucracy and improving patient care coordination. This approach, developed in a fundholding practice, offers valuable communication lessons for all general practitioners.

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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Management
  • Primary Care Medicine
  • Social Services Integration

Background:

  • New community care systems require general practitioners (GPs) to refer patients to social services.
  • GPs express concerns about increased workload and complexity associated with these new referral processes.
  • Existing general practitioner fundholders utilize contracts for hospital services and may extend this to community health and social care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explain the setup of a social care contract within a general practitioner fundholding pilot project.
  • To assess the feasibility and impact of using contracts for social care referrals.
  • To identify transferable lessons on communication and practice management for both fundholding and non-fundholding practices.

Main Methods:

  • A 14-month pilot project was conducted by a fundholding general practitioner practice in Devon.
  • Contracts were developed and implemented for all aspects of community care, including social care.
  • The study focused on the practicalities and outcomes of establishing a social care contract.

Main Results:

  • The pilot project successfully established a contract for social care, addressing GP concerns.
  • The project highlighted the importance of clear communication protocols in integrating social care.
  • Lessons learned from the fundholding project were deemed applicable to non-fundholding general practices.

Conclusions:

  • Implementing structured contracts can effectively manage social care referrals for general practitioners.
  • Clear communication strategies are crucial for successful integration of social services into primary care.
  • The fundholding model provides a framework for improving community care coordination and reducing GP administrative burden.

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