Success and limiting factors in health service innovation: a theory-generating mixed methods evaluation of UK projects.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To explore and explain success and limiting factors in UK health service innovation.

Design

Mixed methods evaluation of a series of health service innovations involving a survey and interviews, with theory-generating analysis.

Setting

The research explored innovations supported by one of the UK's Academic Health Science Networks which provides small grants, awards and structural support to health service innovators including clinical academics, health and social care professionals and third-sector organisations.

Participants

All recipients of funding or support 2014-2018 were invited to participate. We analysed survey responses relating to 56 innovation projects.

Results

Responses were used to conceptualise success along two axes: value creati

SUBMITTER: Leedham-Green K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8154942 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature