Professor David Oliver discusses what went wrong with Mrs Andrews’ hospital care, and how it should have been different

In May, HSJ told the story of Mrs Andrews, who, after falling at home, spent seven weeks in hospital and never made it back home.

Ahead of the the main report of the HSJ/Serco Commission on Hospital Care for Frail Older People being published tomorrow, Professor David Oliver discusses what went wrong with Mrs Andrews’ care, and how it should have been different.

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Political leaders’ belief that health and social care integration is the “silver bullet” for the NHS’s financial difficulties is a “myth” and “Messiah concept” that has no realistic prospect of success.