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Editorial
. 2016 Jan 28;5(4):221-3.
doi: 10.15171/ijhpm.2016.08.

Collaboration and Co-Production of Knowledge in Healthcare: Opportunities and Challenges

Jo Rycroft-Malone  1 , Christopher R Burton  1 , Tracey Bucknall  2   3 , Ian D Graham  4   5 , Alison M Hutchinson  2   3 , Dawn Stacey  5
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Editorial

Collaboration and Co-Production of Knowledge in Healthcare: Opportunities and Challenges

Jo Rycroft-Malone et al. Int J Health Policy Manag. .

Abstract

Over time there has been a shift, at least in the rhetoric, from a pipeline conceptualisation of knowledge implementation, to one that recognises the potential of more collaboration, co-productive approaches to knowledge production and use. In this editorial, which is grounded in our research and collective experience, we highlight both the potential and challenge with collaboration and co-production. This includes issues about stakeholder engagement, governance arrangements, and capacity and capability for working in a co-productive way. Finally, we reflect on the fact that this approach is not a panacea, but is accompanied by some philosophical and practical challenges.

Keywords: Co-Production; Collaboration; Knowledge; Knowledge Translation (KT).

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