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Role substitution: a reactionary approach to health care change

Patrick S Hanrahan
Med J Aust 2011; 194 (9) || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb03072.x
Published online: 2 May 2011

To the Editor: The juxtaposition of articles by Braithwaite and colleagues1 and Ho and Maddern2 (a description of a trial of physician assistants [PAs] in Adelaide) provides an interesting contrast between what should be happening in health care and what is happening.

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  • Southbank Central, Perth, WA.


Correspondence: p.hanrahan@mac.com

  • 1. Braithwaite J, Skinner CA, Döéry ML. A value- based health system. Med J Aust 2011; 194: 259-262. <MJA full text>
  • 2. Ho PB, Maddern GJ. Physician assistants: employing a new health provider in the South Australian health system. Med J Aust 2011; 194: 256-258. <MJA full text>
  • 3. Van Der Weyden MB. Doctor displacement: a political agenda or a health care imperative [editorial]? Med J Aust 2008; 189: 608-609. <MJA full text>
  • 4. Brooks PM, Mitchell CA. Doctor displacement: a political agenda or a health care imperative [letter]? Med J Aust 2009; 190: 396-397. <MJA full text>

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