Task shifting in primary care to tackle healthcare worker shortages: An umbrella review.
Siew Lian LeongSiew Li TeohWeng Hong FunDr Shaun Wen Huey LeePublished in: The European journal of general practice (2021)
Evidence suggests that allied healthcare workers such as pharmacists and nurses can potentially undertake substantially expanded roles to support physicians in primary care in response to the changing health service demand. Tasks include providing care to patients, independent prescribing, counselling and education, with comparable quality of care.
Keyphrases
- primary care
- healthcare
- quality improvement
- end stage renal disease
- general practice
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- peritoneal dialysis
- working memory
- emergency department
- affordable care act
- mental health
- randomized controlled trial
- prognostic factors
- patient reported outcomes
- hepatitis c virus
- electronic health record