Implenting a strategy to promote lifelong learning in the primary care workforce: An evaluation of leadership roles, change management approaches, interim challenges and achievements

Quality in Primary Care

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 147-155

  McLaren, Susan ^a   Woods, Leslie ^a   Boudioni, Makella ^a   Lemma, Ferew ^a   Tavabie, Abdol ^b  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Kent Surrey and Sussex Postgraduate GP Deanery ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Achievements; Challenges; Changemanagement; Evaluation; Implementation strategy; Leadership; Lifelong learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOARD OF TRUSTEES; CHANGE MANAGEMENT; CONTINUING EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; LIFELONG LEARNING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 47549108291     PISSN: 14791072     EISSN: 14791064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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