Editorial

Taking integrated care forward: the need for shared values At our recent 13th International Conference on Inte-grated Care we examined a number of key challenges to the successful adoption of integrated care [1]. The focus of debate centred on four key systemic ques-tions: what kinds of payment system best incentivise integrated care?; which organisational solutions are most effective?; how can care be better co-ordinated around people’s needs?; and what implementation strategies are likely to be most effective to stimulate change? Underpinning the discussion was an acute sense that the adoption of integrated care principles into health and social care systems was too slow to meet the pres