Interprofessional care co-ordinators: The benefits and tensions associated with a new role in UK acute health care

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 599-607

  Bridges, Jackie ^a,c   Meyer, Julienne ^a   Glynn, Michael ^b   Bentley, Jane ^a   Reeves, Scott ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c St Bartholomew Sch Nursing/M ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Flexibility; Generic; Informality; Interprofessional; Support worker

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MEDICAL SERVICE; PHYSICIAN; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SUPPORT GROUP; TEAMWORK; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037703676     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7489(03)00040-3     Document Type: Article

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