Carer-related research and knowledge: Findings from a scoping review.

The review discussed in this paper provides a unique synthesis of evidence and knowledge about carers. The authors adopted a scoping review methodology drawing on a wide range of material from many different sources published between 2000 and 2016. It offers key insights into what we know and how we know it; reinforces and expands evidence about carers' profile; shows knowledge is uneven, e.

Effective partnership working: a case study of hospital discharge.

The process of discharging patients from hospital provides a critical indicator of the state of partnership working between health and social care agencies. In many ways, hospital discharge can be seen to epitomise the challenges which beset partnership working. For patients who have care needs which continue following their discharge from hospital, how well health and social care partners are able to coordinate their policies and practice is critical.

Long-term care. No grey areas.

The government policy on the future of long-term care is unclear. The debate has been narrowly focused on home closures and users' interests have been marginalised. The government's U-turn on care standards in July sent out worrying messages about whose interests are being protected.