Perkins, N., Hunter, D.J., Visram, S. et al. (4 more authors) (2020) Partnership or insanity: why do health partnerships do the same thing over and over again and expect a different result? Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, 25 (1). pp. 41-48. ISSN 1355-8196
Abstract
Objectives
The paper reports on an empirical study of Health and Wellbeing Boards (HWBs) in England. Established by the Health and Social Care Act 2012, HWBs act as place-based hubs for leaders in health, social care, local government and other sectors to come together to address health improvement and the wider determinants of health.
Methods
We conducted a three-year study of HWBs (2015–2017) in five localities across England. This involved collecting qualitative data from semi-structured interviews with key actors in the HWBs at strategic and operational levels, and focus group sessions with voluntary-sector participants at each HWB.
Results
HWBs have largely followed the path of previous partnerships in terms of a lack of clear aims and objectives, lack of ownership and accountability by partners, and an absence of any significant impact on health outcomes.
Conclusions
Many of the features of unsuccessful partnership working were largely displayed by HWBs. Boards require more executive power and ownership from the bottom up if they are to have any real impact.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 The Authors. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Journal of Health Services Research & Policy. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
Keywords: | England; Health and Wellbeing Boards; health partnerships |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Management School (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Department Of Health N/A |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 23 Sep 2019 10:42 |
Last Modified: | 29 Apr 2021 13:30 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/1355819619858374 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:151196 |
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