Published on in Vol 26 (2024)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/56494, first published .
The Views and Experiences of Integrated Care System Commissioners About the Adoption and Implementation of Virtual Wards in England: Qualitative Exploration Study

The Views and Experiences of Integrated Care System Commissioners About the Adoption and Implementation of Virtual Wards in England: Qualitative Exploration Study

The Views and Experiences of Integrated Care System Commissioners About the Adoption and Implementation of Virtual Wards in England: Qualitative Exploration Study

Laura J McGowan   1 * , PhD ;   Fiona Graham   1 * , PhD ;   Jan Lecouturier   1 , PhD ;   Louis Goffe   2 , PhD ;   Carlos Echevarria   3 , PhD ;   Michael P Kelly   4 , PhD ;   Falko F Sniehotta   1, 5 , PhD

1 NIHR Policy Research Unit in Behavioural and Social Sciences, Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

2 Health Determinants Research Collaboration, Gateshead Council, Gateshead, United Kingdom

3 Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

4 Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

5 Centre of Preventive Medicine and Digital Health, Division of Public Health, Social and Preventive Medicine, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Laura J McGowan, PhD
  • NIHR Policy Research Unit in Behavioural and Social Sciences
  • Population Health Sciences Institute
  • Newcastle University
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  • Email: laura.mcgowan@newcastle.ac.uk