Journal of Health Services Research & Policy 27 October 2020 https://doi.org/10.1177/1355819620963500
- This research examined the effectiveness of two integrated care models (Salford Together and South Somerset Symphony Programme) in terms of patient experience, generic health status (EQ-5D); and total costs of secondary care.
- Both intervention sites showed an increase in total costs of secondary care (approximately £74 per registered patient per year in Salford, £45 in South Somerset) and cost per user of secondary care (£130–138 per person per year). There were no statistically significant effects on health status or patient experience of care. There was a more apparent short-term negative effect on measured outcomes in South Somerset, in terms of increased costs and avoidable emergency admissions, but these reduced over time.
