TY - JOUR AU - Brown, Bernadette Bea AU - Patel, Cyra AU - McInnes, Elizabeth AU - Mays, Nicholas AU - Young, Jane AU - Haines, Mary PY - 2016 DA - 2016/08/08 TI - The effectiveness of clinical networks in improving quality of care and patient outcomes: a systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies JO - BMC Health Services Research SP - 360 VL - 16 IS - 1 AB - Reorganisation of healthcare services into networks of clinical experts is increasing as a strategy to promote the uptake of evidence based practice and to improve patient care. This is reflected in significant financial investment in clinical networks. However, there is still some question as to whether clinical networks are effective vehicles for quality improvement. The aim of this systematic review was to ascertain the effectiveness of clinical networks and identify how successful networks improve quality of care and patient outcomes. SN - 1472-6963 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-016-1615-z DO - 10.1186/s12913-016-1615-z ID - Brown2016 ER -