All Outputs (8)

The contingencies of medical restratification across inter-organisational care networks (2020)
Journal Article

Sociologists have long-debated how health and care reforms have transformed the social organisation of medical work, especially where managerial and market interventions appear to challenge the autonomy and power of doctors (Alford 1975; Harrison and... Read More about The contingencies of medical restratification across inter-organisational care networks.

Decentering health research networks: Framing collaboration in the context of narrative incompatibility and regional geo-politics (2020)
Journal Article

Research innovations and breakthroughs are increasingly realised through collaborative networks amongst state and non-state actors. This article investigates the utilisation of such networks in the field of applied health services research, where pol... Read More about Decentering health research networks: Framing collaboration in the context of narrative incompatibility and regional geo-politics.

The struggles for (and of) network management: an ethnographic study of non-dominant policy actors in the English healthcare system (2019)
Journal Article

The coordinating skills of network management are well-documented, but there is little understanding of how network management roles are acquired and sustained. This article reports on a two-year ethnographic study that investigated the introduction... Read More about The struggles for (and of) network management: an ethnographic study of non-dominant policy actors in the English healthcare system.

Inside co-production: stakeholder meaning and situated practice (2018)
Journal Article

Co-production has risen to the fore of contemporary policymaking, with the intention of placing citizens at the heart of public service design and production. While this may lead to more democratic and legitimate decision making, achieving ‘meaningfu... Read More about Inside co-production: stakeholder meaning and situated practice.

Are we all on the same page? A qualitative study of the facilitation challenges associated with the implementation of deliberative priority-setting (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Collaborative governance has given rise to decision-making methodologies promoting democracy, inclusivity and transparency. This is exemplified by deliberative priority-setting (DPS) tha... Read More about Are we all on the same page? A qualitative study of the facilitation challenges associated with the implementation of deliberative priority-setting.

A 'movement for improvement'? A qualitative study of the adoption of social movement strategies in the implementation of a quality improvement campaign (2017)
Journal Article

Given the difficulties of implementing ‘top‐down’ quality improvements, health service leaders have turned to methods that empower clinicians to co‐produce ‘bottom‐up’ improvements. This has involved the adoption of strategies and activities associat... Read More about A 'movement for improvement'? A qualitative study of the adoption of social movement strategies in the implementation of a quality improvement campaign.

Runaway train public participation and the case of HS2 (2015)
Journal Article

Public participation is a key feature in policy decision making yet there is limited understanding of public participation as an organic phenomenon. In this paper we seek to contribute to debates about public participation by exploring the interactio... Read More about Runaway train public participation and the case of HS2.

Usability and acceptability of stroke-specific vocational rehabilitation: a post-trial interview study (2014)
Journal Article

Background: The stroke survivor’s voice has been identified as a key priority when evaluating rehabilitation interventions. Employer involvement in vocational rehabilitation (VR) studies has been largely absent yet their influence considered importa... Read More about Usability and acceptability of stroke-specific vocational rehabilitation: a post-trial interview study.