Developing New Clinical Roles: A Guide for Health Professionals

by Debra Humphris, Abigail Masterson, W.A. Newman Dorland (Editor)

Throughout the health care system, the traditional boundaries between professional groups are becoming increasingly blurred in response to local service needs and national policy objectives. New clinical roles are developing and nurses and other health professionals are finding opportunities to review and reconfigure their roles in response to changing health care needs and national policy imperatives. This book combines a comprehensive and thought provoking overview of the key issues and emerging challenges with practical suggestions for promoting appropriate and sustainable role development. Drawing on a range of contributors who reflect the multi-disciplinary context of new role development in healthcare, this book provides an essential source of information and ideas for practitioners, researchers, managers and policy makers.Reflects the multi-disciplinary context of role development includes examples and contributions from physiotherapists, OTs, pharmacists and doctors as well as nursesEmphasises the importance of patient-led development of rolesFocuseson the significance of education and research Puts role development within the context of health services as a wholeIncludes case studies and examplesCombines policy context with practical advice on how to develop new clinical roles

224 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2000