Interagency and cross-sector collaboration: some current challenges in
creating the new information chains
David Grigsby looks at some of the practicalities of the
Government agenda for multi-agency collaboration.
abstract
Collaboration between public-service sectors has been mandated by
various Government initiatives aimed at improving services for older
people, vulnerable children and in mental healthcare. It makes new and
complex demands on electronic communications systems, which must enable
workers in socialcare, healthcare and, in some instances, the police and
schools to exchange information about individuals. The author highlights
some of the barriers between healthcare and socialcare and how
multi-agency information systems in socialcare are being networked.
Br J Healthcare Comput Info Manage 2004; 21(9): 28–9.
