7.5 – Delivering better services for people with long-term conditions

The ‘house of care’ co-ordinated service delivery model aims to deliver

’ …proactive, holistic and patient-centred care for people with long-term conditions. … The model differs from others in two important ways: it encompasses all people with long-term conditions (not just those with a single disease or in high-risk groups) and it assumes an active role for patients, with collaborative personalised care planning at its heart.’ (Coulter)

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Your task

Read the article Delivering better services for people with long-term conditions: Building the house of care^[1].

How do you think that this model could be applied to promotion of continence?

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Reference

_{1. Coulter A, Roberts S, Dixon A. Delivering better services for people with long-term conditions: Building the house of care. The King’s Fund. October 2013. [Cited 28 August 2018] Available from: https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/delivering-better-services-people-long-term-conditions}