The relationship between GPs and hospital consultants and the implications for patient care: A qualitative study

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Sampson, Rod ^a   Barbour, Rosaline ^b   Wilson, Philip ^c  

^a Cairn Medical Practice Ardlarich   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Interface; Patient care; Primary healthcare; Relationship; Secondary care

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL STUDY; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EXPECTATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GROUNDED THEORY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; PATIENT CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SECONDARY CARE CENTER; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INTERVIEW; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SCOTLAND; SECONDARY HEALTH CARE; SPECIALIZATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONSULTANTS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SCOTLAND; SECONDARY CARE; SPECIALIZATION; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84963861032     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12875-016-0442-y     Document Type: Article

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