OBJECTIVE: To examine family health team (FHT) members’ perspectives and experiences of interprofessional collaboration and perceived benefits.
MAIN FINDINGs Five main themes are reported: rethinking traditional roles and scopes of practice, management and leadership, time and space, interprofessional initiatives, and early perceptions of collaborative care.
CONCLUSION: This study shows the importance of issues such as roles and scopes of practice, leadership, and space to effective team-based primary care, and provides a framework for understanding different types of interprofessional interventions used to support interprofessional collaboration.
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