Can Communities of Practice Make a Meaningful Contribution to Sustainable Service Improvement in Health and Social Care?
Lynda Chandler
(National Leadership and Innovation Agency for Healthcare (Wales))
Angela Fry
(Monmouthshire Local Health Board)
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Abstract
A Community of Practice (CoP) on discharge planning was established in South East Wales to test whether it could support sustainable service improvement. We describe the methodology, and report on its piloting and the lessons learnt. A member survey produced positive feedback, but the response rate was low and contained no data on improvements generated.
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Citation
Chandler, L. and Fry, A. (2009), "Can Communities of Practice Make a Meaningful Contribution to Sustainable Service Improvement in Health and Social Care?", Journal of Integrated Care, Vol. 17 No. 2, pp. 41-48. https://doi.org/10.1108/14769018200900015
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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