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Diane T Finegood1, Chris Yakimov2
1Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue and Department Kinesiology and Biomedical Physiology, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Abstract:
The editorial by McKee and colleagues is an important call to action to put a spotlight on trust and its role in the function of health systems. The authors make a good case for this focus considering how trust in health systems seems to have eroded in recent years, an erosion accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. They recognize that trust is complex given the many forms of trust, the importance of context, and its dynamic and unpredictable nature. However, the solutions they offer including learning how to measure trust and figuring out the causes and consequences of trust are just simple or complicated solutions to this complex challenge. Instead, we need to approach building trust in healthcare by embracing and harnessing complexity. This starts by understanding the difference between complicated and complex challenges and then by applying complex systems frameworks that offer insight into new ways forward.
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