“…In light of increased research and policy interest in joint working, evidence has emerged on the practicalities, strengths and barriers of interagency partnership. In relation to health and social care, research has highlighted a number of difficulties including conflicting professional perceptions (Hudson, 2002), lack of understanding of the roles and remit of external agencies (Fraser, 2019;, struggles in delineating responsibilities (Reed, Cook, Childs, & McCormack, 2005), competing professional agendas (Drennan et al, 2005;Regen et al, 2008), problematic information sharing (Christiansen & Roberts, 2005;Ling, Brereton, Conklin, Newbould, & Roland, 2012;Sundari, Klein, McCluskey, Woolnough, & Diack, 2018), and lack of guidance for leaders and managers (Dickinson & Glasby, 2010). Similar challenges have been found in connection with housing and health (Cameron, Lloyd, Turner, & Macdonald, 2009;Cameron et al, 2007;Sharples, Gibson, Galvin, 2002) but there is a lack of more recent research exploring the impact of current approaches.…”