Understanding innovators' experiences of barriers and facilitators in implementation and diffusion of healthcare service innovations: a qualitative study
Summary. Healthcare innovators in the UK identified four key factors affecting whether service innovations succeed and spread: evidence of effectiveness, partnerships between organizations, people-based resources like champions, and contextual conditions. Innovators emphasized that successful implementation requires combining strong evidence, interpersonal networks, organizational support, and favorable external conditions. Champions and innovators themselves drive diffusion across different healthcare settings.
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Barnett, J., Vasileiou, K., Djemil, F., Brooks, L., & Young, T.. (2011). Understanding innovators' experiences of barriers and facilitators in implementation and diffusion of healthcare service innovations: a qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-11-342
Barnett, Julie, et al. “Understanding innovators' experiences of barriers and facilitators in implementation and diffusion of healthcare service innovations: a qualitative study.” BMC Health Services Research, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-11-342.
Barnett, Julie, Konstantina Vasileiou, Fayika Djemil, Laurence Brooks, and Terry Young. 2011. “Understanding innovators' experiences of barriers and facilitators in implementation and diffusion of healthcare service innovations: a qualitative study.” BMC Health Services Research. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-11-342.
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title = {Understanding innovators' experiences of barriers and facilitators in implementation and diffusion of healthcare service innovations: a qualitative study},
author = {Julie Barnett and Konstantina Vasileiou and Fayika Djemil and Laurence Brooks and Terry Young},
journal = {BMC Health Services Research},
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- DOI
- 10.1186/1472-6963-11-342
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Regions
- Europe
- Categories
- rural-healthcare, innovation-networks, innovation-theory, general-innovation
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- 2026-04-28