Drawing together a wide range of material produced by doctors, nurses, pharmacists, managers and others, this text explores the working practices, attitudes and relations in the professional health care team. Both practical and educational aspects are addressed in detail, together with a range of topical issues. At a time of considerable change in the Health Service, this text aims to contribute to more efficient and harmonious patient-centred care.
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978-0-340-59806-1 (9780340598061)
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Tribes and tribalism in health care. Part 1 The reality of current interprofessional working: effectiveness of interprofessional relationships; general practitioners and community pharmacists; clinicians as managers; managing values and organizational climate in a multi-professional setting; contested territory and community services; implementing community care. Part 2 Education and training for working together: interprofessional education for primary health and community care; exploring the value of interprofessional shared learning; interprofessional shared learning; multiprofessional education at the undergraduate level; learning to be a better team player. Part 3 Underlying issues examined: nurses, management and morale; nurses and doctors - a problem of partnership; professional ethics and organizational change; codes of professional conduct and dilemmas of professional practice; choice, continuity and control - recent developments in maternity care in Britain; interprofesional relations; patients in interprofessional practice; the patient as pawn.
