Key lessons for network management in healthcare
A new report examines the network that exist in healthcare and the pros and cons of each type and how best to manage them. The development of mandated and formally encouraged networks in the NHS as a way of planning and delivering services is gathering speed.
Recently, attention has focused on the development of clinical networks that concentrate on the creation of new linkages between secondary and tertiary care. Networks are increasingly being drawn into mainstream policy and decision-making discussions, particularly in Scotland where ‘managed clinical networks’ are being piloted across both specialties and diseases. Clinical networks allow for a continuous working relationship between organisations and individuals to improve the treatment of patients who require care across a range of different institutions.
Managers face new and special challenges in making networks work, yet there is little evidence on how best this may be done.
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What is the most efficient structure for a network?
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How formal should the structure be?
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How are networks best managed?
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Should networks be regulated?
This document summarises the implications for managing networks and looks at their structure, management and governance.
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