title: Skill mix: in whose best interests?
abstract: The purpose of this article is to share the human resource experiences of a health visiting team. A historical attempt to recruit a part-time health visitor to the team failed, following the retirement of the previous post holder. A staff nurse was recruited into post to complement the 'skill mix' within the team. This paper highlights recruitment and retention issues and presents a working process for other teams to adopt. The article reflects the ever-changing workforce needs required to meet the challenges in primary care today.
authors.affiliation: Burntwood, Lichfield and Tamworth Primary Care Trust.
authors.forename: Janine
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McKnight
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010560:Personnel Selection; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D006113:United Kingdom