A recent joint report from the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of General Practitioners highlights the benefits of patient-centred integrated care solutions.
Both the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and the Royal College of General Practitioners (CGP) have produced reports that consider the need for greater integration between primary and secondary care.1,2 In 2014, the two colleges also released a joint statement on integrated care, which outlined a commitment to achieving integration between primary and secondary care.3 The statement supported the provision of new models of care, based on the needs of patients, service users and communities, rather than buildings.
The statement, which was supported by other medical Royal Colleges and faculties, set out the values, vision and commitments of both colleges in working together at a national level to promote person-centred care, integrated care and collaboration.
The document called for a health and care system where:
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