Rebecca Rosen
Rebecca is a Senior Fellow in health policy at the Nuffield Trust and a GP in Greenwich, London. She is also an accredited public health specialist. Her current policy interests include integrated care, primary care, new organisational models for general practice and NHS commissioning.
CommentSplitting up general practice services won't always work
Fragmentation of general practice services will jeopardise the value that it delivers to patients and the NHS, notes Rebecca Rosen
CommentSuccessful new care models will need significant management support
Whatever you call them, new care models all face similar tough challenges. So how likely are they to succeed?
CommentAre large-scale GP organisations on the road to sustainability?
While GPs that merge to form bigger partnerships are common, past research shows that patients still prefer smaller practices
CommentIs it time for the NHS to have a ‘psychologist in residence’?
The effort required to transform NHS care is often in reality a job too far for overworked NHS staff
Comment'The success of integrated care depends upon our commitment to innovation'
The importance of integration to health and social care is undoubted, but there is still some confusion over how it will work. It is up to leaders at both a national and local level to develop new approaches that will ensure integrated care is a success, says Dr Rebecca Rosen.