Mobilizing knowledge in complex health systems: a call to action

Holmes, B.J., Best, A., Davies, H., Hunter, David., Kelly, M., Marshall, M., Rycroft-Malone, J. (2017). Mobilising knowledge in complex health systems: a call to action. Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 13(3), 539-560(22).

Worldwide, policymakers, health system managers, practitioners and researchers struggle to use evidence to improve policy and practice. There is growing recognition that this challenge relates to the complex systems in which we work. The corresponding increase in complexity-related discourse remains primarily at a theoretical level. This paper moves the discussion to a practical level, proposing actions that can be taken to implement evidence successfully in complex systems.