Collaborator or competitor: assessing the evidence supporting the role of social enterprise in health and social care
系统综述发现，没有证据支持社会企业替代公有服务，但在合作环境中能提升连接感、幸福感和自信心，对政策制定者和健康管理者有参考价值。
In many countries, social enterprise has been introduced into a competitive market-oriented environment as a substitute for publicly owned services, particularly in healthcare. In the United Kingdom, evidence for this move seems to derive from case studies where social enterprise operates in collaboration – as opposed to competition – with publicly owned services. Our systematic review demonstrates that there is no evidence to support the role of social enterprise as a substitute for publicly owned services. However, there is evidence to show that where social enterprise operates in a collaborative environment, enhanced outcomes can be achieved, such as connectedness, well-being and self-confidence.