collaboration and co-production of knowledge in healthcare: opportunities and challenges

over time there has been a shift, at least in the rhetoric, from a pipeline conceptualisation of knowledge implementation, to one that recognises the potential of more collaboration, co-productive approaches to knowledge production and use. in this editorial, which is grounded in our research and collective experience, we highlight both the potential and challenge with collaboration and co-production. this includes issues about stakeholder engagement, governance arrangements, and capacity and capability for working in a coproductive way. finally, we reflect on the fact that this approach is not a panacea, but is accompanied by some philosophical and practical challenges.