Creating an integrated vision by collocating health organisations: herding cats or a meeting of minds?

Abstract

The Brisbane South Centre for Health Services Integration (BSCHSI) initiative used a collocation strategy to integrate local service delivery across three different health organisations. Physical collocation was combined with validated integration strategies to improve organisational operations among five different work teams involving 90 different individuals. Enhanced communication, increased knowledge of collocating groups, and the development of collaboration and partnerships were key positive outcomes.