Abstract
Primary care in the United Kingdom has changed over the last ten years: demands on the primary health care team (PHCT) have mushroomed and are set to continue to do so in a primary care-led National Health Service. Membership of the PHCT has broadened in line with government policy. As well as general practitioners, multi-professional teams include nursing and other professionals such as counsellors or clinical pharmacists. New nursing roles such as nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists are blurring traditional boundaries, and old roles are being extended. The roles of practice managers and reception staff are also being continuously modified and extended. There is little research available that looks at how individual members within a PHCT understand their own, and their colleagues' roles, including the views of non-clinical staff.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 217-19 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Interprofessional Care |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
Keywords
- health services issues