Integrated care for older people or people living with frailty and waiting times/lists – a mixed methods rapid review

Background / Aim of Rapid Review

Integrated care can be defined as the joining up of different health and/or social services to deliver care that meets individuals’ needs in an efficient way. Increasing waiting times and an ageing population are well-recognised policy drivers for service integration, although there remains limited clarity about the effectiveness of integrated care interventions in improving the timeliness of health and social care delivery. To address this gap, a rapid review was conducted, incorporating both quantitative and qualitative perspectives that evaluate the impact of integrated care interventions on waiting times and waiting lists. Whilst the review includes a description of all relevant studies, the synthesis of the findings focuses on studies that included integrated care that operated across two or more services (primary, hospital, community or social care).   

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