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Drennan VM, Halter M, Brearley S, et al. Investigating the contribution of physician assistants to primary care in England: a mixed-methods study. Southampton (UK): NIHR Journals Library; 2014 May. (Health Services and Delivery Research, No. 2.16.)

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List of abbreviations

CCG

Clinical Commissioning Group

CfWI

Centre for Workforce Intelligence

CI

confidence interval

DCG

diagnostic care group

df

degree of freedom

GMS

General Medical Services

GP

general practitioner

GPAS

General Practice Assessment Survey

HCA

health-care assistant

HCP

health-care professional

HEI

higher education institution

IMD

Index of Multiple Deprivation

IQR

interquartile range

IT

information technology

LAP

Leicester Assessment Package

LETB

local education and training board

NIHR

National Institute for Health Research

NP

nurse practitioner

OR

odds ratio

PA

physician assistant

PCRN

Primary Care Research Network

PMS

Personal Medical Services

PN

practice nurse

QOF

Quality and Outcomes Framework

RCP

Royal College of Physicians

REC

research ethics committee

SD

standard deviation

SHA

Strategic Health Authority

study ID

study identifier

UKAPA

UK Association of Physician Assistants

UKCRN

UK Clinical Research Network

WTE

whole-time equivalent

Copyright © Queen’s Printer and Controller of HMSO 2014. This work was produced by Drennan et al. under the terms of a commissioning contract issued by the Secretary of State for Health. This issue may be freely reproduced for the purposes of private research and study and extracts (or indeed, the full report) may be included in professional journals provided that suitable acknowledgement is made and the reproduction is not associated with any form of advertising. Applications for commercial reproduction should be addressed to: NIHR Journals Library, National Institute for Health Research, Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre, Alpha House, University of Southampton Science Park, Southampton SO16 7NS, UK.

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