title: Joint working. Stories in the making.
abstract: Joint working is likely to increase. But it does not necessarily improve efficiency. The essential change required is cultural, not structural.
authors.affiliation: Manchester NHS Agency, UK
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bigwood
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lucy
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D009229:Mythology; D017149:Private Sector / Q000458:organization & administration; D017150:Public Sector / Q000458:organization & administration; D012040:Regional Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom