TY - JOUR AB - Multi-Stakeholder Health Services Research Collaborations (M-SHSRCs) are increasingly pursued internationally to undertake complex implementation research that aims to directly improve the organisation and delivery of health care. Yet the empirical evidence supporting M-SHSRCs' capacity to achieve such goals is limited, and significant impediments to effective implementation are identified in the literature. This dichotomy raises the question, 'is it worth engaging in M-SHSRCs?' In this paper, we contribute to the narrative evidence-base by outlining key issues emerging from our substantial collaborative experience in Australia. Key benefits, challenges and mechanisms that may enable effective implementation of M-SHSRCs in other contexts are highlighted. We conclude that M-SHSRCs are worthwhile and succeed through significant financial, temporal and emotional investments. © The Author 2014. Published by Oxford University Press in association with the International Society for Quality in Health Care; all rights reserved. AU - Hinchcliff, R AU - Greenfield, D AU - Braithwaite, J DA - 2014/01/01 DO - 10.1093/intqhc/mzu009 EP - 128 JO - International Journal for Quality in Health Care PY - 2014/01/01 SP - 124 TI - Is it worth engaging in multi-stakeholder health services research collaborations? Reflections on key benefits, challenges and enabling mechanisms VL - 26 Y1 - 2014/01/01 Y2 - 2024/03/29 ER -