West, R, Ward, V, Keen, JR et al. (1 more author) (2015) Using the structure of social networks to map inter-agency relationships in public health services. Social Science & Medicine, 145. 107 - 114. ISSN 0277-9536
Abstract
This article investigates network governance in the context of health and wellbeing services in England, focusing on relationships between managers in a range of services. There are three aims, namely to investigate, (i) the configurations of networks, (ii) the stability of network relationships over time and, (iii) the balance between formal and informal ties that underpin inter-agency relationships. Latent position cluster network models were used to characterise relationships. Managers were asked two questions, both designed to characterise informal relationships. The resulting networks differed substantially from one another in membership. Managers described networks of relationships that spanned organisational boundaries, and that changed substantially over time. The findings suggest that inter-agency co-ordination depends more on informal than on formal relationships.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Social Science & Medicine. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Informal networks; Relationships; Latent position cluster network model |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Leeds Institute of Health Sciences (Leeds) > Academic Unit of Primary Care (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Leeds Institute of Health Sciences (Leeds) > Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Leeds Institute of Health Sciences (Leeds) > Centre for Health Services Research (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number National Inst for Health Research (NIHR) KMRF-2013-02-07 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 02 Dec 2015 14:26 |
Last Modified: | 11 Oct 2017 16:19 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.10.002 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.10.002 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:92415 |