Task Transfer: Another Pressure for Evolution of the Medical Profession
Language:
English
Series/Journal Title:
Medical Journal of Australia
Volume:
185
Issue:
1
Copyright:
2006
Pages:
3
Description:
The medical workforce shortage and efforts to maintain the safety and quality of health services are putting acute pressure on the profession. Task transfer or role substitution of medical services is mooted as a potential solution to this pressure. This has the potential to drastically transform the profession. How task transfer will evolve and change medicine depends on the vision and leadership of the profession and a flexible pragmatism that safeguards quality and safety and places patient priorities above those of the profession. [from abstract]
Subject
Geographic Focus
Resource Type
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