Importance of Perinatal Primary Care and Team Medical Care

The Importance of Commmunication with the Primary Care Team

Informal carers and the primary care team.

The number of carers in the community is rising, and the importance of general practice in providing supportfor them has been highlighted. Caring for a disabled friend or relative has been shown to be harmful to the health of the caregiver and changes in social and family structure have led carers to become isolated and more reliant on the formal support services. However, many carersfeel that ...

Sibbald in primary care : an observational study Team structure , team climate and the quality of care

Primary care team of the year.

Team structure, team climate and the quality of care in primary care: an observational study.

OBJECTIVES To determine whether practice structure (for example, list size, number of staff) predicts team processes and whether practice structure and team process in turn predict team outcomes DESIGN Observational study using postal questionnaires and medical note audit. Team process was assessed through a measure of "climate" which examines shared perceptions of organisational policies, pr...