Primary care nurse practitioners and the interface with secondary care: A qualitative study of referral practice

Journal of Interprofessional Care

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 239-250

  Price, Anne ^a   Williams, Anne ^b  

^a The Ashgrove Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General practitioner; Nurse practitioner; Primary secondary care interface; Professional roles; Referral; Regulation of practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; CONFLICT; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN RELATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPONSIBILITY; TEACHER; TEAMWORK; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ANECDOTES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FAMILY PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICIAN-NURSE RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0042173049     PISSN: 13561820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1356182031000122861     Document Type: Article

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