Evaluating task shifting to the clinical technologist in Dutch healthcare: A mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Expected rise in the demand for healthcare and a dropping supply of healthcare professionals, has generated an increased interest in the most effective deployment of healthcare professionals. Consequently, task shifting has become a common strategy to redistribute tasks between established professional groups, however, little is known about the effects of shifting tasks to emerging professional groups. The aim of this study was to evaluate a legal amendment to facilitate task shifting to an emerging profession in Dutch healthcare: Clinical Technologists (CTs). CTs were introduced and provided an Extended Scope of Practice (ESP) to perform nine 'reserved procedures' independently.

Methods

A concurrent multi-phase mixed methods study was used to evaluate whether a l

SUBMITTER: de Haan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9976997 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature