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Understanding perspectives on major system change: A comparative case study of public engagement and the implementation of urgent and emergency care system reconfiguration

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  • Foley, Conor
  • Droog, Elsa
  • Healy, Orla
  • McHugh, Sheena
  • Buckley, Claire
  • Browne, John Patrick

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Major changes have been made to how emergency care services are configured in several regions in the Republic of Ireland. This study investigated the hypothesis that engagement activities undertaken prior to these changes influenced stakeholder perspectives on the proposed changes and impacted on the success of implementation.

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  • Foley, Conor & Droog, Elsa & Healy, Orla & McHugh, Sheena & Buckley, Claire & Browne, John Patrick, 2017. "Understanding perspectives on major system change: A comparative case study of public engagement and the implementation of urgent and emergency care system reconfiguration," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 121(7), pages 800-808.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:121:y:2017:i:7:p:800-808
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2017.05.009
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