Table 2 Summary of recommendations to support collaborative working
Aim | Possible COM-B policy (P) or intervention (I) types [definition from (14)] | Organisational Level | ICS/system level |
|---|---|---|---|
Share skills and knowledge (Capability) | Education (I)– increase knowledge or understanding Environmental restructuring (I)– change physical or social context Training (I)– impart skills Modelling (I)– provide example for people to aspire to or imitate | Executive Board Level responsibility for research | Process development/ mapping to share knowledge/skills Webinars/events, training Shared roles working across organisations (shadowing/induction) |
Reduce competition (Opportunity) | Education (I)– increase knowledge or understanding Persuasion (I)– use communication to induce positive or negative feelings or stimulate action Incentivisation (I) - creating expectation of reward | Board level commitment to partnership working for research | Develop common aims– shared framework Transparency over funding streams |
Developing skills, capacity and networking (Capability) | Environmental restructuring (I) - changing physical or social context Environmental/social planning (P) - design and/or control the physical or social environment Training– impart skills Education– increase knowledge or understanding | Job planning/ protected time for research– built into recruitment and retention strategies | Directory of staff and services– who’s who Webinars/events, training One point for contact– to help facilitate introductions |
Building trust and reducing risk (Capability, Motivation) | Guidelines (P) - create documents that recommend or mandate practice Regulation (I)- Establishing rules or principles of behaviour or practice Environmental restructuring (I)- changing physical or social context | Data sharing agreements Collaboration agreements Directory of who’s who to build relationships One point for contact– to share opportunities |