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Knowledge brokering — the missing link in the evidence to action chain?
Author(s)	Vicky Ward, Allan House, Susan Hamer
Journal title	Evidence & Policy, vol 5, no 3, August 2009
Pages	pp 267-280
Source	http://www.policypress.org.uk
Keywords	Health services ; Information services ; Research.
Annotation	Transferring healthcare research into policy and practice is a messy and complex process that both policy makers and researchers can struggle with. A potential solution is to use individuals or organisations as knowledge brokers. Using a range of literature, this paper explains the theory behind knowledge brokering, identifies three models of brokering, and explores the challenges of brokering. It is suggested that clarifying these factors is a significant step towards planning well-designed and rigorously evaluated brokering interventions. It is also suggested that a clearly defined theoretical framework could help us to find out more about how brokering works and its effectiveness. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-100111502 A
Classmark	L: UV: 3A
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