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Collaboration must be designed in, not bolted on

I’ve worked in health and social care for almost 40 years - as a nurse, an advocate, and a provider. And yet, I keep asking: why are we still having the same conversations - just slightly reframed each time? The language changes, new acronyms arrive, old strategies are recycled but the core challenges remain.
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