Gatekeepers, wizards, and a mutual appreciation of each other's kingdoms.
Gatekeepers, wizards, and a mutual appreciation of each other's kingdoms.
An opinion piece written for the BMJ.
"Collaborative working is crucial to providing joined up, high quality care, yet medicine continues to be a divided profession of gatekeepers (GPs) and wizards (specialists). The covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated this sense of estrangement, with ever increasing workloads not conducive to goodwill across healthcare teams.
More than ever, we need to create a shared understanding of each other’s roles and ignite opportunities for interprofessional education and communication. We both participated in a GP-consultant exchange scheme just before the pandemic and share how it’s shaped our perception of each other’s work and our practice."
Aggarwal, Pritti
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Patel, Harnish
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14 December 2021
Aggarwal, Pritti
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Patel, Harnish
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Aggarwal, Pritti and Patel, Harnish
(2021)
Gatekeepers, wizards, and a mutual appreciation of each other's kingdoms.
BMJ, 375 (8319), [n3005].
(doi:10.1136/bmj.n3005).
Abstract
An opinion piece written for the BMJ.
"Collaborative working is crucial to providing joined up, high quality care, yet medicine continues to be a divided profession of gatekeepers (GPs) and wizards (specialists). The covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated this sense of estrangement, with ever increasing workloads not conducive to goodwill across healthcare teams.
More than ever, we need to create a shared understanding of each other’s roles and ignite opportunities for interprofessional education and communication. We both participated in a GP-consultant exchange scheme just before the pandemic and share how it’s shaped our perception of each other’s work and our practice."
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Published date: 14 December 2021
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