Hawthorne, K., Jackson, B.E. orcid.org/0000-0001-8207-6559 and Fisher, D. (2018) New teams in general practice. InnovAiT, 11 (9). pp. 506-512. ISSN 1755-7380
Abstract
The NHS is seriously under-doctored, with general practice being one of the worst-affected specialties. GPs are a highly trusted and valued profession by patients. In addition, the ‘gatekeeping’ function and continuity of care they provide is critical to the efficiency of the services as a whole, keeps hospital admissions down, and produces better healthcare outcomes for communities and populations. Major efforts are being made to recruit new GPs and retain existing GPs, but there are serious implications for the future of primary care, and general practice in particular, as GPs struggle to cope with increased workloads. Increasing the number of GPs in the workforce is critical, and this work continues as a priority. However, a parallel stream of work has developed to consider ways in which tasks ‘traditionally’ undertaken by a GP might be diverted to new healthcare professionals within primary care teams, freeing up GPs to concentrate on the care and management of their more complex patients.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 The Authors. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in InnovAiT. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > The Medical School (Sheffield) > Academic Unit of Medical Education (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 10 Oct 2018 11:36 |
Last Modified: | 22 Apr 2021 13:30 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1755738018783786 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/1755738018783786 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:136923 |