Medical role substitutions and delegations - overcoming the fear.
This paper outlines the increasing need for new health care practitioners to work under delegation or as substitutes for medical practitioners to resolve the Australian health workforce crisis. The personal experience of the author and common issues for medical practitioners related to the introduction of these new roles are discussed.
Murphy
Brendan
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Victorian Health Service Management Innovation Council, Austin Health, PO Box 5555, Heidelberg, VIC 3084, Australia. brendan.murphy@austin.org.au
D000488:Allied Health Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001315:Australia; D032022:Delegation, Professional; D005239:Fear; D006280:Health Workforce / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010823:Physician Assistants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010819:Physician's Role