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Interprofessional Collaboration: Problems and Prospects

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Interprofessional Working for Health and Social Care

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Abstract

Interprofessional collaboration is often spoken of as ‘a good thing’ by policy makers, without examining possible differences of interpretation in greater detail. In reality, it can refer to a variety of practices and relationships that form a sort of hinterland of meaning behind policy objectives. If these differences are not clarified, misunderstandings can multiply. Implicit assumptions held by participants then come into sharp relief as policy statements have to be translated into operations.

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  1. University of Keele, Staffordshire, UK

    Simon Biggs BSc, PhD, AFBPsS, CQSW (Senior Lecturer in Social Policy)

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  1. Simon Biggs BSc, PhD, AFBPsS, CQSW
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  1. Nordic School of Public Health, Gothenburg, Sweden

    John Øvretveit BSc, MPhil, PhD, CPsychol, MHSM (Professor of Health Policy and Management, and Director of the Nordic Quality Network) (Professor of Health Policy and Management, and Director of the Nordic Quality Network)

  2. Ashworth Centre, Ashworth Hospital, Liverpool, UK

    Tony Thompson MA, BEd, RMN, RNMH, DN, CertEd, RNT (Director of Practice Development) (Director of Practice Development)

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© 1997 Jenny Weinstein; Lindsay Mitchell and Margaret Coats; Simon Biggs

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Biggs, S. (1997). Interprofessional Collaboration: Problems and Prospects. In: Øvretveit, J., Mathias, P., Thompson, T. (eds) Interprofessional Working for Health and Social Care. Community Health Care Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13873-9_10

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