Skill mix in Swiss primary care group practices - a nationwide online survey.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Increasing chronic conditions and multimorbidity is placing growing service pressures on health care, especially primary care services. This comes at a time when GP workforce shortages are starting to be felt across Switzerland, placing a threat on the sustainability of good access to primary care. By establishing multiprofessional teams in primary care, service capacity is increased and the pressures on the GP workforce can be alleviated. The roles of non-medical health professions in primary care are not established so far in Switzerland and the personnel composition of primary care group practices is not known. Therefore this study aims to provide insights into the current composition, educational background and autonomy of the these new professional roles in primary care. ME

SUBMITTER: Josi R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6398248 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature