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Understanding innovators' experiences of barriers and facilitators in implementation and diffusion of healthcare service innovations: a qualitative study

Julie Barnett, Konstantina Vasileiou, Fayika Djemil, Laurence Brooks, Terry Young · 2011 · BMC Health Services Research

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

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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