Investing in social care to reduce healthcare utilisation

Affiliations

¹ Staff Grade Doctor in Geriatric Medicine, Lomond Practice, Glenwood Health Centre, Glenrothes, Scotland.
² Clinical Lead Integrated Care for Older People, South Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning Group, Worcester, Worcestershire, England.

Editorial

Lloyd D Hughes et al. Br J Gen Pract. 2019.

. 2019 Dec 26;70(690):4-5.

doi: 10.3399/bjgp20X707249. Print 2020 Jan.

¹ Staff Grade Doctor in Geriatric Medicine, Lomond Practice, Glenwood Health Centre, Glenrothes, Scotland.
² Clinical Lead Integrated Care for Older People, South Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning Group, Worcester, Worcestershire, England.

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Impact of social care supply on healthcare utilisation by older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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