Improving integrated care: modelling the performance of an online community of practice

"Public policies promoting the use of information and communication technologies in the field of medicine in general, and in communities of practice in particular, should go beyond the purely technological dimension and consider other professional and social determinants, as well as those of a contextual and organisational nature."

Improving integrated care: modelling the performance of an online community of practice
Á Díaz-Chao, J Torrent-Sellens, D Lacasta-Tintorer, F Saigí-Rubió
International Journal of Integrated Care, 2014; Jan–Mar

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Managing boundaries in primary care service improvement

"The strongest boundaries, however, lay between individual general practices, with inter-organisational knowledge sharing and collaboration between them remaining unequally developed across different areas due to historical factors, competition and strong organisational identification."

Managing boundaries in primary care service improvement: a developmental approach to communities of practice
R Kislov, K Walshe, G Harvey
Implementation Science, 2012, 7:97

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High impact innovations

"On this website, you will find a wide range of material to help you in the spread and adoption of the High Impact Innovations identified in Innovation Health and Wealth, Accelerating Adoption and Diffusion in the NHS, along with online communities to allow sharing of real life examples and stories."

High impact innovations
NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement
August 2012

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The way forward: strategic clinical networks

"Combining the experience of clinicians, the input of patients and the organisational vision of NHS staff clinical networks have supported and improved the way we deliver care to patients in distinct areas, delivering true integration across primary, secondary and often tertiary care."

The way forward: strategic clinical networks
NHS Commissioning Board
July 2012

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