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Innovation in UK independent homecare services: A thematic narrative review
Author(s) -
Burns Diane,
Goodlad Cate,
Hamblin Kate,
ZimpelLeal Karla
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
health and social care in the community
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.984
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1365-2524
pISSN - 0966-0410
DOI - 10.1111/hsc.13954
Subject(s) - workforce , thematic analysis , narrative , narrative review , business , knowledge management , articulation (sociology) , psychology , public relations , medicine , nursing , sociology , political science , qualitative research , computer science , social science , linguistics , philosophy , politics , law , psychotherapist
Abstract This paper reports the findings of a thematic narrative review of peer‐reviewed articles exploring innovation in UK independent homecare services published between January 2009–August 2021. Our analysis of 15 papers reveals four broad innovation types: personalised funding, operational models, workforce development and assistive technology. We conclude that research focused on innovation in independent homecare offers important insights into the positive and negative outcomes of different types of innovation for providers, care workers and people receiving care. There are, however, also areas which are neglected and need further elaboration, including more robust evidence of outcomes and clearer articulation of innovation processes.