title: Factors impacting on shared care working relationships between practice nurses and general practitioners: a literature review.
abstract: Practice nurses have worked in general practice for many years yet little is known or published in Australia about their work. Recent health care reforms in Australia, particularly the establishment of the Divisions of General Practice and various best-practice innovations linked to the National GP Strategy have seen an increase in the role of practice nurses. Despite this GPs in Australia are cautious about the role of practice nurses. Much of this caution arises from reform in general practice in Britain particularly the establishment of fund-holding for general practice. This article reviews the literature on practice nurses in Britain and Australia within the framework of the health reforms in general practice in both countries.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Flinders University of South Australia.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Willis
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Condon
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Litt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D019985:Benchmarking; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004522:Educational Status; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007587:Job Description; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019555:Physician-Nurse Relations; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology*; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom