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British Journal of Social Work, doi:10.1093/bjsw/bch257
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Inter-agency Information Sharing in Health and Social Care Services: The Role of Professional Culture

Sue Richardson 1* and Sheena Asthana 2

1 Research student in the School of Sociology, Politics and Law, University of Plymouth
2 Professor of Health Policy at the University of Plymouth

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
Sue Richardson, E-mail: sue.richardson{at}plymouth.ac.uk


  Abstract

This article uses a literature review to examine the ways in which professional culture might shape inter-organizational exchange of personal information in a health and social care context. The aim is to explore a simplified model of possible information-sharing behaviours (‘ideal’, ‘over-open’, ‘over-cautious’ and ‘chaotic’) and to suggest that patterns of information sharing may be influenced by a number of factors. It is proposed that these factors include not only inter-professional differences in the approach taken to information sharing but also the ways in which the professions interrelate.

Keywords: Information sharing, inter-professionality, health and social care, confidentiality.
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