Transforming Long-Term Care through Evidence-Informed Innovation: Learning from Three European Centres of Excellence.

Using evidence to improve public services is a key aspiration, but also a significant challenge internationally, with a number of key national investments in breaking down traditional barriers between research, policy and practice. This paper brings together the experiences of three European centres...

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Published in:Journal of Long-Term Care pp. 304 - 317
Main Authors: Ferazzoli, Maria Teresa, Tawodzera, Obert, Nilsson, Maria, van den Berg, Bellis, Allen, Maria Cheshire, McCormick, Karen, Minkman, Mirella, Hanson, Elizabeth, Magnusson, Lennart, Glasby, Jon
Format: review tables/charts Journal Article
Published: London School of Economics & Political Science 2025
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          Ferazzoli, Maria Teresa
          Tawodzera, Obert
          Nilsson, Maria
          van den Berg, Bellis
          Allen, Maria Cheshire
          McCormick, Karen
          Minkman, Mirella
          Hanson, Elizabeth
          Magnusson, Lennart
          Glasby, Jon
        affil: IMPACT, University of Sheffield, UK
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          Long Term Care Netherlands
          Diffusion of Innovation
          Professional Practice, Evidence-Based
          Long Term Care Sweden
          Long Term Care United Kingdom
          Organizational Change
          Investments
          Europe
          Netherlands
          United Kingdom
          Commitment
          Organizational Policies
          Support, Psychosocial
          Implementation Science
          Social Sciences
          Sweden
          Organizational Structure
          Family Services
          Collaboration
          Patient Participation
          Consumer Participation
          Policy Making
      ab: Using evidence to improve public services is a key aspiration, but also a significant challenge internationally, with a number of key national investments in breaking down traditional barriers between research, policy and practice. This paper brings together the experiences of three European centres of excellence working in social and health care: Vilans (the national centre of expertise for long-term care in the Netherlands); Nka (the Swedish national centre of excellence in the field of unpaid carers); and IMPACT (the UK centre for implementing evidence in adult social care). The paper describes the background, structure and approach of each centre, and draws out key lessons from each. It then explores potential differences as well as key similarities. In particular, each centre seeks to move beyond more traditional, top-down forms of dissemination through their commitment to bridging policy, practice and research; valuing different voices and different types of evidence; co-production and lived experience and being a more active participant in policy debates and the change process.
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