TY - JOUR AU - Ovseiko, Pavel V. AU - O’Sullivan, Catherine AU - Powell, Susan C. AU - Davies, Stephen M. AU - Buchan, Alastair M. PY - 2014 DA - 2014/11/08 TI - Implementation of collaborative governance in cross-sector innovation and education networks: evidence from the National Health Service in England JO - BMC Health Services Research SP - 552 VL - 14 IS - 1 AB - Increasingly, health policy-makers and managers all over the world look for alternative forms of organisation and governance in order to add more value and quality to their health systems. In recent years, the central government in England mandated several cross-sector health initiatives based on collaborative governance arrangements. However, there is little empirical evidence that examines local implementation responses to such centrally-mandated collaborations. SN - 1472-6963 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-014-0552-y DO - 10.1186/s12913-014-0552-y ID - Ovseiko2014 ER -