Frances Cunningham

2.4k citations

43 papers · 1.5k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 17

Impact in

General Health Professions top 1%
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Community Health and Development
- Health Sciences Research and Education
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management top 5%
- Healthcare Systems and Technology

Papers in ⓘ

General Health Professions 32
- Health Policy Implementation Science 23
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes 12
- Community Health and Development 8
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement 7
- Health Sciences Research and Education 5
Health Information Management 4

Co-authors: Jeffrey Braithwaite (14 shared papers)Janet C. Long (6 shared papers)Geetha Ranmuthugala (7 shared papers)Johanna Westbrook (6 shared papers)Andrew Georgiou (4 shared papers)Jennifer Plumb (4 shared papers)Peter Carswell (3 shared papers)Ross Bailie (20 shared papers)
Journals: BMJ Open (7 papers)BMC Health Services Research (7 papers)Frontiers in Public Health (4 papers)Health Research Policy and Systems (4 papers)Implementation Science (3 papers)
Partner nations: Australia United States United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Frances Cunningham

42 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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Bridges, brokers and boundary spanners in collaborative networks: a systematic review 2013 · 333 citations

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1	Bridges, brokers and boundary spanners in collaborative networks: a systematic review BMC Health Services Research ·Janet C. Long, Frances Cunningham, Jeffrey Braithwaite Hit paper breakdown →	2013	333
2	How and why are communities of practice established in the healthcare sector? A systematic review of the literature BMC Health Services Research ·Geetha Ranmuthugala, Jennifer Plumb, Frances Cunningham, Andrew Georgiou, Johanna Westbrook, Jeffrey Braithwaite	2011	287
3	Health professional networks as a vector for improving healthcare quality and safety: a systematic review BMJ Quality & Safety ·Frances Cunningham, Geetha Ranmuthugala, Jennifer Plumb, Andrew Georgiou, Johanna Westbrook, Jeffrey Braithwaite	2011	195
4	A realist evaluation of the role of communities of practice in changing healthcare practice Implementation Science ·Geetha Ranmuthugala, Frances Cunningham, Jennifer Plumb, Janet C. Long, Andrew Georgiou, Johanna Westbrook, Jeffrey Braithwaite	2011	97
5	Patterns of collaboration in complex networks: the example of a translational research network BMC Health Services Research ·Janet C. Long, Frances Cunningham, Peter Carswell, Jeffrey Braithwaite	2014	64
6	Surgical safety checklists: a review ANZ Journal of Surgery ·Reuben Tang, Geetha Ranmuthugala, Frances Cunningham	2013	58
7	The development, design, testing, refinement, simulation and application of an evaluation framework for communities of practice and social-professional networks BMC Health Services Research ·Jeffrey Braithwaite, Johanna Westbrook, Geetha Ranmuthugala, Frances Cunningham, Jennifer Plumb, Janice Wiley, Dianne Ball, Sue Huckson, C.F. Hughes, Brian Johnston, Joanne Callen, Nerida Creswick, Andrew Georgiou, Luc Betbeder-Matibet, Deborah Debono	2009	50
8	Do large-scale hospital- and system-wide interventions improve patient outcomes: a systematic review BMC Health Services Research ·Robyn Clay‐Williams, Hadis Nosrati, Frances Cunningham, Kenneth Hillman, Jeffrey Braithwaite	2014	46
9	Net benefits: assessing the effectiveness of clinical networks in Australia through qualitative methods Implementation Science ·Frances Cunningham, Geetha Ranmuthugala, Johanna Westbrook, Jeffrey Braithwaite	2012	39
10	Who are the key players in a new translational research network? BMC Health Services Research ·Janet C. Long, Frances Cunningham, Peter Carswell, Jeffrey Braithwaite	2013	32
11	Comparing and contrasting ‘innovation platforms’ with other forms of professional networks for strengthening primary healthcare systems for Indigenous Australians BMJ Global Health ·Jodie Bailie, Frances Cunningham, Roxanne Bainbridge, Megan Passey, Alison Laycock, Ross Bailie, Sarah Larkins, Jenny Brands, Shanthi Ramanathan, Ṣẹ̀yẹ Abímbọ́lá, David Peiris	2018	29
12	Leadership in complex networks: the importance of network position and strategic action in a translational cancer research network Implementation Science ·Janet C. Long, Frances Cunningham, Janice Wiley, Peter Carswell, Jeffrey Braithwaite	2013	26
13	Impact of policy support on uptake of evidence-based continuous quality improvement activities and the quality of care for Indigenous Australians: a comparative case study BMJ Open ·Ross Bailie, Veronica Matthews, Sarah Larkins, Sandra Thompson, Paul Burgess, Tarun Weeramanthri, Jodie Bailie, Frances Cunningham, Ru Kwedza, Louise Clark	2017	25
14	Leveraging quality improvement through use of the Systems Assessment Tool in Indigenous primary health care services: a mixed methods study BMC Health Services Research ·Frances Cunningham, Sue Ferguson-Hill, Veronica Matthews, Ross Bailie	2016	24
15	Tackling the wicked problem of health networks: the design of an evaluation framework BMJ Open ·Frances Cunningham, Geetha Ranmuthugala, Johanna Westbrook, Jeffrey Braithwaite	2019	21
16	Network structure and the role of key players in a translational cancer research network: a study protocol BMJ Open ·Janet C. Long, Frances Cunningham, Jeffrey Braithwaite	2012	21
17	Application of the i-PARIHS framework for enhancing understanding of interactive dissemination to achieve wide-scale improvement in Indigenous primary healthcare Health Research Policy and Systems ·Alison Laycock, Gill Harvey, Nikki Percival, Frances Cunningham, Jodie Bailie, Veronica Matthews, Kerry Copley, Louise Patel, Ross Bailie	2018	20
18	Communication, Collaboration and Care Coordination: The Three-Point Guide to Cancer Care Provision for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians International Journal of Integrated Care ·Audra de Witt, Veronica Matthews, Ross Bailie, Gail Garvey, Patricia C. Valery, Jon Adams, Jennifer Martin, Frances Cunningham	2020	16
19	Principles guiding ethical research in a collaboration to strengthen Indigenous primary healthcare in Australia: learning from experience BMJ Global Health ·Jodie Bailie, Alison Laycock, Kathleen Conte, Veronica Matthews, David Peiris, Ross Bailie, Ṣẹ̀yẹ Abímbọ́lá, Megan Passey, Frances Cunningham, Kerryn Harkin, Roxanne Bainbridge	2021	13
20	Encouraging translation and assessing impact of the Centre for Research Excellence in Integrated Quality Improvement: rationale and protocol for a research impact assessment BMJ Open ·Shanthi Ramanathan, Penny Reeves, Simon Deeming, Ross Bailie, Jodie Bailie, Roxanne Bainbridge, Frances Cunningham, Christopher M. Doran, Karen Bell, Andrew Searles	2017	13

About Frances Cunningham

Frances Cunningham is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Health Information Management, Emergency Medical Services, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and Health, having authored 43 papers that have together received 1.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Health Policy Implementation Science (23 papers), Primary Care and Health Outcomes (12 papers), Community Health and Development (8 papers), Mental Health and Patient Involvement (7 papers), Healthcare Systems and Technology (7 papers), Health Sciences Research and Education (5 papers), Evaluation and Performance Assessment (5 papers) and Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in General Health Professions (915 citations), Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (250 citations), Emergency Medical Services (146 citations), Health Information Management (90 citations) and Health (114 citations). Frances Cunningham has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Jeffrey Braithwaite, Janet C. Long, Geetha Ranmuthugala, Johanna Westbrook, Andrew Georgiou, Jennifer Plumb, Peter Carswell, Ross Bailie, Veronica Matthews and Reuben Tang. Their work appears in journals such as BMJ Open, BMC Health Services Research, Frontiers in Public Health, Health Research Policy and Systems and Implementation Science.

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