Collaborative networks in community-based health and social care services: insights from Blackpool and the Fylde Coast (United Kingdom)

Santa, K, Boda, Z, Kara, B, Huber, J, Catt, H and Mezes, B ORCID: 0000-0002-0799-2423 (2025) Collaborative networks in community-based health and social care services: insights from Blackpool and the Fylde Coast (United Kingdom) Health Research Policy and Systems, 23 (1). p. 35. ISSN 1478-4505, 1478-4505

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Abstract

Globally, health and social care systems have been responding to the demand for better integrated service delivery to tackle complex public health and socioeconomic challenges. Similarly, services in the United Kingdom strive for comprehensive, person-centred care to support health equity and improved quality of life. This study took place in Blackpool and the Fylde Coast, United Kingdom, where socioeconomic deprivation and health inequalities persist and effective collaboration among health and social care providers offers an opportunity to tackle such complex challenges. The study used social network analysis (SNA) to investigate collaboration patterns between organizations to identify key characteristics and areas for improved integration.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Globally, health and social care systems have been responding to the demand for better integrated service delivery to tackle complex public health and socioeconomic challenges. Similarly, services in the United Kingdom strive for comprehensive, person-centred care to support health equity and improved quality of life. This study took place in Blackpool and the Fylde Coast, United Kingdom, where socioeconomic deprivation and health inequalities persist and effective collaboration among health and social care providers offers an opportunity to tackle such complex challenges. The study used social network analysis (SNA) to investigate collaboration patterns between organizations to identify key characteristics and areas for improved integration.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Community-based services, Health care, Social care, Collaboration, Social network analysis, England, Integrated care, Health equity
Divisions:	Faculty of Health & Life Sciences Faculty of Health & Life Sciences > Inst. Population Health
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	28 Mar 2025 13:48
Last Modified:	23 May 2026 09:54
DOI:	10.1186/s12961-025-01303-1
Open Access URL:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-025-01303-1
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3191118
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