Investigating the contribution of physician assistants to primary care in England: a mixed-methods study

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Vari M Drennan (مؤلف), Mary Halter (مؤلف), Sally Brearley (مؤلف), Wilfred Carneiro (مؤلف), Jonathan Gabe (مؤلف), Heather Gage (مؤلف), Robert Grant (مؤلف), Louise Joly (مؤلف), Simon de Lusignan (مؤلف)
• التنسيق: كتاب
• منشور في: National Institute for Health Research, 2014-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• الموضوعات: article
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Background: Primary health care is changing as it responds to demographic shifts, technological changes and fiscal constraints. This, and predicted pressures on medical and nursing workforces, raises questions about staffing configurations. Physician assistants (PAs) are mid-level practitioners, tra...