A new case management system for older patients has failed to reduce emergency admissions and death rates, says a study in the BMJ.

The Evercare system is a key plank of government community care policy and has been rolled out across England.

Researchers, who studied nine pilot sites, found the system had no significant impact on emergency admissions, emergency hospital stays, or mortality rates.

Read the report here

A new case management system for older patients has failed to reduce emergency admissions and death rates, says a study in the BMJ.

The Evercare system is a key plank of government community care policy and has been rolled out across England.

Researchers, who studied nine pilot sites, found the system had no significant impact on emergency admissions, emergency hospital stays, or mortality rates.

Read the report here