"We have to change our mindsets": a qualitative study of barriers and facilitators in research collaboration across integrated care system organisations.

ABSTRACT: The introduction of Integrated Care Systems (ICS) in England aimed to increase joint planning and delivery of health and social care, and other services, to better meet the needs of local communities. There is an associated duty to undertake collaborative research across ICS partners to inform this new integrated approach, which might be challenging given that organisations span health, local authority, voluntary and community sector, and research. This study aimed to explore the appetite for collaborative Research and Innovation (R&I) across ICSs, potential barriers and solutions. This qualitative study involved semi-structured interviews with 24 stakeholders who held senior positions within organisations across two ICS areas (Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent; Shropshire, Telford and Wrek

SUBMITTER: Gidlow CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10908113 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature