Integrate!

A quick summary of what integrated care could mean for the NHS has been published by the King's Fund. It summarises an earlier report by King's Fund Chief Executive Chris Ham. The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) is seeking the collective wisdom of its membership on the matter of integration. In a consultation paper published last month, the College asks about system design, payment systems and effects on GP practice boundaries, amongst other issues. Responses are due in by 31 October 2011. Meanwhile a paper from the Nuffield Trust looks at the contribution commissioners can make in promoting integration.