title: Creating an integrated vision by collocating health organisations: herding cats or a meeting of minds?
abstract: The Brisbane South Centre for Health Services Integration (BSCHSI) initiative used a collocation strategy to integrate local service delivery across three different health organisations. Physical collocation was combined with validated integration strategies to improve organisational operations among five different work teams involving 90 different individuals. Enhanced communication, increased knowledge of collocating groups, and the development of collaboration and partnerships were key positive outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Discipline of General Practice, University of Queensland, and Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Level 2, Edith Cavell Bldg, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Bowen Hills, Brisbane, QLD 4029. c.jackson@uq.edu.au
authors.forename: Claire L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nicholson
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tweeddale
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kardash
authors.forename: Pat
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Matthews
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: J O'Donnell
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs; D011793:Queensland; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires