How do clinical networks operationalize safety and quality stewardship? A qualitative study of Australian clinical networks

Empirical contributions show the necessity of networks to execute safety and quality stewardship as a shared responsibility of actors. Stewardship is not a function of governments alone. Findings show the necessity of motivation at the level of the individual to shape understanding, behaviours and quality of actor decision-making. Evidence of all types retain an instrumental role in building knowledge as a form of influence. This research argues that health system stewardship, networks and evidence use need to be considered in an interdependent way to realize safety and quality aims.