C difficile lessons: getting to the bottom of complex health problems | Comment

Summary of types of linkage and exchange initiatives
Policy option	Model/Existing example	Likely cost of implementation
Implementation of a network as a continuous platform for linkage and exchange between C. difficile policymakers and health practitioners	EU NetPaS for linkage and exchange around the area of patient safety	Low to medium
Regular gatherings/conferences	Department of Health’s C. difficile summit in London in 2007	Medium (if run regularly)
Appointment of formal knowledge brokers (on hospital-acquired infections), perhaps at Strategic Health Authority level	Canadian Health Services Research Foundation translation of research	High
_{SOURCE: RAND Europe}