‘We need to talk’: Communication between primary care trusts and other health and social care agencies following the introduction of the Single Assessment Process for older people in England

Primary Health Care Research and Development

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 61-71

  Abendstern, Michele ^a   Hughes, Jane ^a   Clarkson, Paul ^a   Sutcliffe, Caroline ^a   Wilson, Keith ^b   Challis, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

information sharing; Single Assessment Process

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956919183     PISSN: 14634236     EISSN: 14771128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1463423609990314     Document Type: Article

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