Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Population

Researchers with clinicians or health service managers (definition of commissioners, policy makers and hospital managers) or patients/public contributors, including community leaders

Stakeholder to stakeholder

Intervention

Any shared activity through any medium (email or telephone) that involves knowledge sharing (or transfer or mobilisation) about healthcare; looking for evidence of a two-way interaction

Co-research, as participating in research process but not knowledge sharing

Control

Any control group if present

Outcome of interest

Primary – relevant techniques or approaches to inform the practice of knowledge sharing

Secondary – have been deemed successful or not

Design

To explore how a technique or approach is working. Either detailed description or an additional methodology that explores the processes of the technique or approach