Eoin Hurley, Tony Foley, Elaine Walsh, Stephen Byrne, Kieran Dalton
GPs' perceptions of pharmacists working in general practices: A mixed methods survey study
The European journal of general practice
care coordination identified one five focuses healthiersg family medicine residents expected collaborate healthcare professionals complex patients end residency however many residents felt challenging coordinate care effectively among healthcare stakeholders however date qualitative studies explored challenges therefore study aimed understand challenges encountered family medicine residents coordinating care complex patients qualitative descriptive study semi structured indepth interviews conducted guided topic guide total population sampling 15 thirdyear family medicine residents national healthcare group polyclinics performed interviews performed zoom transcribed thematic analysis subsequently performed analyse transcripts coding performed iteratively two independent researchers disagreements adjudicated third coder coding framework agreed upon potential themes independently developed based coding framework six themes emerged data namely interprofessional communications accessibility personal knowledge time constraints patient factors caregiver dissent challenges faced family medicine residents multifaceted systemic pertain broader healthcare framework others issues unfamiliarity institutional workflows community resources confidentiality pertain microcosm residency reversible areas improvement challenges addressed planning residency curricula better equip family medicine residents coordinating care complex patients future