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Skill mix in primary care
— a study of the interface between the general practitioner and other members of the primary health care team: executive summary | | Author(s) | Sue Jenkins-Clarke, Roy Carr-Hill, Paul Dixon |
| Corporate Author | Centre for Health Economics, Department of Economics and Related Studies, University of York; York Health Economics Consortium; NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination |
| Publisher | University of York, York, 1997 |
| Pages | 15 pp |
| Source | The Publications Office, Centre for Health Economics, University of York, York YO1 5DD. |
| Keywords | Primary health care teams ; General practitioners ; Coordination ; Evaluation. |
| Annotation | This study documents the current pattern of activities and interactions between the general practitioner (GP) and other members of the primary health care team (PHCT), and assesses the potential for some of the GP's activities to be performed by other members of the PCHT. It examines GPs' attitudes towards delegation, of the practice managers and nurses to taking other responsibilities, and everyone's attitude towards team management. The outcomes for patients, their views of different working arrangements, and the costs of delegation in practices of varying sizes were also assessed. Data collected suggest that there is some scope for transferring work away from (expensive) GPs towards (less expensive) nurses and other clinical workers. It appears that effective team working helps with quality of patient care and patient satisfaction, as well as engendering co-operation with other team members. |
| Accession Number | CPA-971007214 B |
| Classmark | L5:QM: QT6: QAJ: 4C |
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