Table 1.

Knowledge sharing barriers and themes that emerged from the literature review

Category	KS barriers
Communication issues	Patient records as ineffective KS tool
	Referral notes as ineffective KS tool
	Absence of referral information systems
Interpersonal issues	Inability to share knowledge to meet receiving professionals’ needs
	Inability to absorb knowledge received
	Lack of trust
	Lack of mutual acquaintance between healthcare professionals
Management and inter-organisational issues	Lack of explicit and pragmatic KS requirements
	Financial conflicts between healthcare organisations
	Neglect of tacit patient knowledge in current practices
	Overwhelmingly high workload

KS, knowledge sharing