title: The practice manager. A review and discussion of the literature.
abstract: The limited amount of literature available which describes the work of practice managers has been used as the basis for compiling a tentative job description and for the discussion of a number of actual or theoretical issues which seem to be relevant. A comparison is made at a superficial level with experience in the U.S.A.The intention is to clarify some ideas in a newly emerging aspect of community medicine and primary care with a view to exploring the possibilities for research, training and consultancy in the future.
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel / Q000193:education*; D003151:Community Health Centers; D006123:Group Practice; D006280:Health Workforce; D008502:Medical Secretaries; D009934:Organization and Administration; D011216:Practice Management, Medical; D012106:Research; D012380:Role; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States