Six principles to enhance health workforce flexibility

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Nancarrow, Susan A ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Delegation; Incremental competencies; Interdisciplinary; Micro specialisation; Models of care; Portfolio competencies; Professional brand; Therapeutic partitions

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; STANDARDS;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS;

EID: 84938877591     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-13-9     Document Type: Note

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