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Professional differences in interprofessional working.

Susan K Baxter1, Shelagh M Brumfitt

  • 1Academic Unit of Child Health, University of Sheffield, PGME Stephenson Unit, Western Bank, Sheffield, UK. s.k.baxter@sheffield.ac.uk

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Healthcare policy encourages interprofessional collaboration, but professional differences significantly impact joint working and patient care. Understanding these dynamics is crucial for successful implementation of new working practices.

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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Management
  • Sociology of Health
  • Interprofessional Education

Background:

  • UK government policy promotes blurring traditional healthcare roles to enhance practitioner collaboration.
  • Lack of clarity exists regarding the impact of changing working practices on healthcare staff and patient care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the influence of professional differences on interprofessional practice in stroke care.
  • To understand how professional knowledge, skills, role, identity, power, and status affect joint working.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative case study approach.
  • Three case studies focusing on interprofessional practice in stroke care.
  • Data collected through individual semi-structured interviews and fieldwork observations.

Main Results:

  • Professional differences emerged as a significant theme in interprofessional working.
  • Factors influencing joint working include professional knowledge and skills, role and identity, and power and status dynamics.
  • These elements significantly impact the effectiveness of interprofessional collaboration.

Conclusions:

  • Professional differences are a key consideration in healthcare staff joint working.
  • Understanding and addressing these differences is essential for successful implementation of policy changes promoting interprofessional collaboration.
  • Findings contribute to the understanding of how to optimize collaborative healthcare practices.