Practice manager's perceptions and experiences of protected learning time: A focus group study

Quality in Primary Care

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 169-175

  Cunningham, David ^a   Fitzpatrick, Bridie ^a   Kelly, Dianne ^a  

^a NHS EDUCATION FOR SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Primary healthcare; Team based learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DRUG INDUSTRY; EXPERIENCE; FACTUAL DATABASE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH VISITOR; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING; MANAGER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESPONSIBILITY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SUPPORT GROUP; TEAMWORK; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA;

EID: 33846326569     PISSN: 14791072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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