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Contested professional role boundaries in health care: a systematic review of the literature

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Title
Contested professional role boundaries in health care: a systematic review of the literature
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Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, February 2015
DOI 10.1186/s13047-015-0061-1
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Olivia King, Susan A Nancarrow, Alan M Borthwick, Sandra Grace

Abstract

Across the Western world, demographic changes have led to healthcare policy trends in the direction of role flexibility, challenging established role boundaries and professional hierarchies. Population ageing is known to be associated with a rise in prevalence of chronic illnesses which, coupled with a reducing workforce, now places much greater demands on healthcare provision. Role flexibility within the health professions has been identified as one of the key innovative practice developments which may mitigate the effects of these demographic changes and help to ensure a sustainable health provision into the future. However, it is clear that policy drives to encourage and enable greater role flexibility among the health professions may also lead to professional resistance and inter-professional role boundary disputes. In the foot and ankle arena, this has been evident in areas such as podiatric surgery, podiatrist prescribing and extended practice in diabetes care, but it is far from unique to podiatry.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 1%
Unknown 91 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 16 17%
Student > Master 14 15%
Student > Ph. D. Student 11 12%
Student > Bachelor 9 10%
Other 6 7%
Other 18 20%
Unknown 18 20%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 21 23%
Nursing and Health Professions 20 22%
Social Sciences 8 9%
Business, Management and Accounting 5 5%
Sports and Recreations 3 3%
Other 14 15%
Unknown 21 23%