The status of assistant practitioners in the NHS

British Journal of Health Care Management

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 182-188

  Jackson, Joanna ^a   Bungay, Hilary ^b   Smyth, Terry ^a   Lord, Sue ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assistant practitioners; Service delivery; Workforce

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927598113     PISSN: 13580574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjhc.2015.21.4.182     Document Type: Article

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