title: Integrated islands.
abstract: NHS Orkney is pioneering a programme to integrate health and social care services. Integration puts the patient at the centre of services, but the process can be difficult for staff and there is a risk of inadvertently creating new barriers.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Trueland
mesh_terms: D015980:Public Health Practice; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012947:Social Work / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom