Table 2. Networks of care domains and subdomains and their definitions.

Domain	Subdomain	Definition
I: Agreement & enabling environment	Policy	Mandate and decision-making power
	Financing	Affordability of services for the user, and appropriate budgeting for continued network of care operation
	Purposeful arrangements	What makes for effective network of care and differentiates them from a set of sites that have not invested effort in purposeful arrangements among them
	Buy-in and trusting relationships	Pertains to stakeholder engagement, professional culture, relationships with communities to be served
II: Operational standards	Referrals	Standards and systems for communication, transport and processes in complex cases
	Monitoring	Data recording, reporting and use to identify weaknesses
	Supply and infrastructure	Effective procurement and supply chain management for drugs, equipment, water and power
	Workforce	Efficient mix of workers, all skilled within their scope of practice, well distributed in adequate numbers
III: Quality, efficiency, responsibility	Coordination of care	Sense of shared agenda and shared responsibility
	Clinical guidance, documentation and review	Clear guidance for workers and robust data illustrating how the guidance is being applied—so they can “do the right thing, at the right time, by the right person”
	Benchmarking: skills, measurement and improvement	Systems for measuring and maximising clinical competence and quality of care
IV: Learning and adaptation	Client-centredness	Recognition that needs and preferences vary—increasing access for more vulnerable groups
	Flexibility; extending reach	Tendency to be flexible and attempt new approaches to extend reach, especially when providing services for hard-to-reach groups
	Evolution & resilience	The introduction of new approaches and technologies is a principal way that NOC evolve

Source: Adapted from Carmone et al 2020 [6]