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Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Report On The Introduction And Evaluation Of An Assistant Practitioner, Susan Nancarrow, Hazel Mackey
Report On The Introduction And Evaluation Of An Assistant Practitioner, Susan Nancarrow, Hazel Mackey
Susan Nancarrow
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'The Squeaky Wheel Gets The Grease': A Case Study Of Service User Engagement In Service Development, Susan Nancarrow, Wesley Vernon, Anna Johns
'The Squeaky Wheel Gets The Grease': A Case Study Of Service User Engagement In Service Development, Susan Nancarrow, Wesley Vernon, Anna Johns
Susan Nancarrow
This paper discusses the practicalities and limitations of establishing a service user consultation group to guide service developments, based on the evaluation of a ‘Podiatry Patient Panel’ in South Yorkshire. It describes the specific difficulties recruiting a representative panel of service users, and the gradual acculturation of the panel from a group of ‘challenging activists’ to unpaid members of the podiatry department.
Dynamic Role Boundaries In Intermediate Care Services, Susan Nancarrow
Dynamic Role Boundaries In Intermediate Care Services, Susan Nancarrow
Susan Nancarrow
This paper examines the impact of intermediate care service delivery on the role boundaries of service providers. Two intermediate care teams were selected as case studies to explore the roles of workers in the context of an admission avoidance and assisted discharge service. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 26 intermediate care staff, including physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses, a social worker and support workers. The study found that therapists' roles were most closely aligned with each other, whilst nurses perceived their roles as being distinct from therapists, with a more medical emphasis. Therapists and nurses delegate a range of …
The Development Of Support Workers In Allied Health Care: A Case Study Of Podiatry Assistants, Fiona Webb, Lisa Farndon, Alan Borthwick, Susan Nancarrow, Wesley Vernon
The Development Of Support Workers In Allied Health Care: A Case Study Of Podiatry Assistants, Fiona Webb, Lisa Farndon, Alan Borthwick, Susan Nancarrow, Wesley Vernon
Susan Nancarrow
The aim of this study was to investigate why support workers were introduced, the development of the role and the impact this had on the UK podiatry profession. A documentary analysis was used to explore this subject over a 25 year time period, from 1977, when assistants were introduced, to 2002. All documents referring to podiatry assistants were studied and analysed using the framework approach. Analysis revealed that assistants were introduced to supplement a profession which was experiencing recruitment and retention problems at the time. Their training was given in-house as this was cost-effective and could accommodate local departmental needs. …