In Interprofessional Collaboration the benefits of collaboration for patients and carers are confirmed through theoretical models illustrated with case studies of existing examples. List of illustrations viii List of tables ix Notes on contributors x Foreword xiii John Horder Part I Policy and interprofessional issues 1(118) Introduction 3(9) Audrey Leathard Policy overview 12(32) Audrey Leathard Management and interprofessional collaboration 44(12) Charles Engel Elin Gursky Going round in circles? Identifying interprofessional dynamics in Australian health and social welfare 56(13) Richard Hugman Some ethical issues arising from interprofessional working 69(10) Andrew Wall New forms of technology, new forms of collaboration? 79(14) Scott Reeves Della Freeth Models for interprofessional collaboration 93(26) Audrey Leathard Part II From policy to practice: Working together across professions, sectors and communities 119(144) Clinical teamwork: The impact of policy on collaborative practice 121(12) Carolyn Miller Marnie Freeman New primary care policies: From professions to professionalism 133(13) Geoffrey Meads Journeys into thirdspace? Health alliances and the challenge of border crossing 146(12) Alan Beattie Supporting familes: An interprofessional approach? 158(14) Lonica Vanclay Safeguarding children together: Addressing the interprofessional agenda 172(14) Sara Glennie Collaboration between primary health and social care: From policy to practice in developing services for older people 186(14) Caroline Glendinning Kirstein Rummery Disability, user-controlled services -- partnership or conflict? 200(12) Colin Barnes Mental health in interprofessional contexts 212(12) Tony Leiba Under one roof: An experimental interagency service for homeless people in south London 224(14) Graham Park The perspectives of users and carers 238(11) Jill Manthorpe Master and servant: The myth of equal partnership between the voluntary and statutory sectors 249(14) Jenny Weinstein Part III From policy to practice: Learning together 263(2) Unpacking interprofessional education 265(5) Hugh Barr Canada -- interprofessional education and collaboration: Theoretical challenges, practical solutions 280(17) John Gilbert Lesley Bainbridge Welfare and education policy -- how do these factors influence interprofessional education? The Norwegian case 297(13) Elisabeth Willumsen Paal Breivik Interprofessional work and education: Developments in Hong Kong 310(14) Diana Lee Multiprofessional education: Global perspectives 324(11) Rita Goble Conclusion 335 Audrey Leathard