The phrase "a fragmentation of services" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where services are divided or scattered, often leading to inefficiencies or lack of cohesion.
Example: "The healthcare system suffers from a fragmentation of services, making it difficult for patients to receive comprehensive care."
Alternatives: "a division of services" or "a disintegration of services".
At country level this has led to a fragmentation of service delivery with unpredictable effects on health systems [ 3- 7].
In West Sussex, a pilot project promises to show how therapists will hold the key to supporting independence and preventing unnecessary hospital stays at a time when fragmentation of services often means frail elderly people stay in hospital too long instead of getting care at home.
The benefits of an integrated care system to address the multiple and diverse needs of people at the end of life are recognised [ 37], and a RRS plays an important role within that system by increasing choice and reducing the fragmentation of services that is a source of distress to patient and carers [ 5, 8, 11, 38– 40].
Yes, it needs more diversity of provision (voluntary and private) to raise standards though peers such as Lord Winston point out that fragmentation of services is a risk.
Fragmentation of services emerged as a major obstacle to treatment for women living in our area of focus in North St . Louisthat emerged from both narrative interviews with women and focus groups of providers.
Of course, Mr Cameron, the NHS has to change, because circumstances change, but this does not mean a wholesale restructuring which will result in the fragmentation of services into myriad "willing providers", or through competition or application of market forces.
Anything that can counter the ongoing fragmentation of services, reduce duplication and allocate resources in a more efficient way is to be welcomed, particularly as it should lead to improvements in patient care.
Furthermore, fragmentation of services can result in persons becoming lost in a complex system of bureaucracy, multiple caregivers, and diverse funding mechanisms resulting in potential gaps in service and increasing caregiver burden [ 2].
It still is an A-class service but what I have seen over the years is constant reorganisation of services, constant fragmentation of services and constant political interference," she says.
Fragmentation of services, lack of coherence, and domination by the paradigm of a disease-focused view that neglects the underlying causes of health and well-being are serious problems in many European health care systems [ 1, 2].
