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Economic approaches to doctor/nurse skill mix: problems, pitfalls, and partial solutions.
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Against a background of government calls for a radical change in the way the medical workforce is planned and trained, the concept of skill mix seeks to match clinical presentation to an intervention based on an appropriate level of skill and training. ... (Full abstract text below) Published 2002Jan
in Journal: Br J Gen Pract
(Language : eng)
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1. Br J Gen Pract.
2002 Jan;52(474):42-6
Economic approaches to doctor/nurse skill mix: problems, pitfalls, and partial solutions.
Kernick D, Scott A
St Thomas Health Centre, Exeter. su1838@eclipse.co.uk
Against a background of government calls for a radical change in the way the medical workforce is planned and trained, the concept of skill mix seeks to match clinical presentation to an intervention based on an appropriate level of skill and training. Health economics is not the only framework within which these changes can be analysed. However unless the economic issues are thought through clearly there is a danger that resources may be used inefficiently. The aims of this paper are to outline the economic issues in the area of doctor/nurse skill mix and the problems of obtaining correct solutions from the perspective of efficiency. It concludes by offering a pragmatic framework which can facilitate decisions in this area. Although this paper is written from the perspective of primary care, it is equally relevant to skill mix in the secondary care sector.
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| First Name | LastName | Initials |
| David | Kernick | D |
| Anthony | Scott | A |
Affiliation: St Thomas Health Centre, Exeter. su1838@eclipse.co.uk
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Category links from this article:- Clinical Competence
- Cost-Benefit Analysis
- Costs and Cost Analysis
- Decision Making
- Family Practice - economics, manpower
- Great Britain
- Humans
- Interprofessional Relations
- Nurse Practitioners - economics, supply & distribution
- Organizational Innovation
- Organizational Objectives
- Patient Care Team - economics, organization & administration
- Personnel Staffing and Scheduling - economics
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