Authors: Meads, Geoffrey¹; Jones, Isabel²; Harrison, Rachel³; Forman, Dawn⁴; Turner, Warren⁵

Source: Journal of Education and Work, Volume 22, Number 1, February 2009 , pp. 67-79(13)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

Abstract:

The principal aim of this article is to promote the more effective integration of interprofessional learning with practice developments in health and social care. Ten specific recommendations are offered for the successful management of recent central policies for collaboration at the interface of the higher education and service sectors. Presented in an 'Ideal Type' format they are derived from four qualitative studies linked to the evaluation during 2004-08 of the NHS 'Creating an Interprofessional Workforce' programme. These include an international literature review, semi-structured interviews with a representative sample of higher education leaders, participant observation in local projects and focus groups. The research findings also indicated the need for central policy-makers to take more account of both enabling cultural influences when seeking sustainable change and the new opportunities for integration that arise from the growth of Third Sector agencies in health and social care.

Keywords: higher education; health and social care; interprofessional; management; culture

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13639080802709646

Affiliations: 1: Warwick Medical School, Gibbet Hill Campus, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK 2: University of Derby, Derby, UK 3: University of Winchester, Hampshire, UK 4: UK Centre for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education, London, UK 5: Faculty of Health and Social Studies, University of Derby, Derby, UK

Publication date: 2009-02-01

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