| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10471597 | Social Science & Medicine | 2012 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
The contributions of AT are that it enables us to understand the dynamics of knowledge-practice in activities rather than between levels. It shows how efforts to reduce variation from best practice may paradoxically remove a key source of practice improvement. After explaining the principles of AT we illustrate its explanatory potential through an ethnographic study of primary healthcare teams responding to a policy aim of reducing inappropriate hospital admissions of older people by the 'best practice' of rapid response teams.
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Authors
Gail Greig, Vikki A. Entwistle, Nic Beech,