Substitution, delegation or addition? A discussion of workforce skill mix in computed tomography
Martine Ann Harris
A C and Bev Snaith A B
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A Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Pinderfields Hospital, Aberford Road, Wakefield, WF1 4DG, UK. Email: beverly.snaith@nhs.net
B Faculty of Health Studies, University of Bradford, Bradford, BD7 1DP, UK.
C Corresponding author. Email: martine.harris@nhs.net
Australian Health Review 45(6) 784-784 https://doi.org/10.1071/AH21174
Submitted: 17 May 2021 Accepted: 20 May 2021 Published: 5 August 2021
Abstract
Abstract A letter to the Editor in response to the recently published article by Cartwright et al. (AHR, https://doi.org/10.1071/AH20118) on the implication of workforce models on efficiency and staff well-being in a computed tomography department.
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