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Co-production in integrated health and social care programmes: a pragmatic model

Axel Kaehne (EPRC, Faculty of Health and Social Care, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, UK)
Andrea Beacham (Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust, Barnstaple, UK)
Julie Feather (Faculty of Health and Social Care, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, UK)

Journal of Integrated Care

ISSN: 1476-9018

Article publication date: 12 January 2018

Issue publication date: 7 February 2018

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to outline the current thinking on co-production in health and social care, examine the challenges in implementing genuine co-production and argue for a pragmatic version of co-production that may assist programme managers in deciding which type of co-production is most suitable for which programme.

Design/methodology/approach

A discussion paper based on the professional and academic knowledge and insights of the authors. A focus group interview schedule was used to guide discussions between authors.

Findings

The authors argue for a pragmatic approach to co-production within integrated care programmes. The authors set out the basic parameters of such an approach containing procedural rather than substantive standards for co-production activities leaving sufficient room for specific manifestations of the practice in particular contexts.

Practical implications

The authors put forward a pragmatic model of co-production that defines the essential elements of a process for ensuring services are designed to meet with the needs of patients yet allowing the process itself to be adapted to different circumstances.

Originality/value

The paper summarises the discussion on co-production in relation to integration programmes. It formulates a pragmatic model of co-production that may assist programme managers in establishing good practice co-production frameworks when designing or implementing integrated health and social care services.

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Citation

Kaehne, A., Beacham, A. and Feather, J. (2018), "Co-production in integrated health and social care programmes: a pragmatic model", Journal of Integrated Care, Vol. 26 No. 1, pp. 87-96. https://doi.org/10.1108/JICA-11-2017-0044

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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