Collaborative networks in community-based health and social care services: insights from Blackpool and the Fylde Coast (United Kingdom)
The network had low density, highlighting the potential for more collaborations. The network appears fragmented, probably owing to a tendency for organizations to collaborate with others operating in the same service domain. The frequent collaborations between certain domains highlight the complex needs of local communities. Effective integrated care initiatives, data sharing and place-based partnership/voluntary, community, faith, social enterprise sector capacity-building programmes could build more resilient and interconnected networks that meet community needs.
Authors
- Jörg Huber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4446-5745)
- Kristof Santa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0327-745X)
- Barbara Mezes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0799-2423)
- Heather Catt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9515-7497)
- Buket Kara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4424-240X)
- Zsofia Boda
Institutions
- University of Essex (GB)
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté (FR)
- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Lancaster University (GB)
- University of Brighton (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Research Policy and Systems
- Published
- 2025-03-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-025-01303-1
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82
Funders
- Arts and Humanities Research Council