What is intermediate care?: More than a health service term

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Jill Manthorpe, professor of social work (jill.manthorpe@kcl.ac.uk),
Michelle Cornes, research fellow

Social Care Workforce Research Unit, King's College, London SE1 9NN
Department of Social Work, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, Lancashire PR1 2HE

EDITOR—Any search for clarity or consensus on the meaning of intermediate care, as discussed by Melis et al,1 is doomed to end in disagreement and disappointment. Much of the confusion stems from misunderstanding it as a medical intervention.

Intermediate care is a function or form of …