Fig 1.
Stages of this realist project.
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Fig 2.
Existing programme theory/theoretical framework based on Aunger, Millar & Greenhalgh (2021) [3].
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Table 1.
Participant and interview/focus group characteristics and case studies.
Fig 3.
Depiction of the coding framework used in the study.
This paper is focused on collaborative functioning mechanisms.
Table 2.
Description of mechanisms underlying collaborative functioning, whether they are novel or not, their degree of evidence, what refinements were made, and a supporting quotation.
Table 3.
Action statements about how to maximise collaborative functioning and thereby performance.