Direct integrative practice, time constraints and reactive strategy: an examination of GP therapists' perceptions of their complementary medicine.
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- Journal Article
- Citation:
- Journal of management in medicine, 2001, 15 (4-5), pp. 312 - 322
- Issue Date:
- 2001-01-01
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There has been a movement towards integrating complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) into the NHS and a growing number of general practitioners (GPs) are personally practising CAM to treat their NHS patients (direct integrative practice). While research has begun to examine DIP, time constraints and related issues--of importance not only to practitioners but also to those purchasing and planning health care--have not yet received in depth attention. In response this paper examines GP therapists' experiences of the clinical reality of their DIP. The analysis reveals how a lack of time is perceived by GP therapists as a serious constraint upon their CAM practice and also how they employ a number of strategies in an attempt to overcome such difficulties.
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