Physician associates in primary care.

نویسنده

  • John Stephenson
چکیده

I am delighted to see this subject taking a prominent position in discussions on human resources for the NHS and in particular in primary care. It was back in 1981 that Ian FM Saint-Yves and I wrote about this subject.1–3 However at that time the reaction from the profession was mainly derided and considered unnecessary. I hope the observational studies continue to show GPs how effective this additional resource will be to support primary care now and in the future.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners

دوره 65 635  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015