Advocating for interprofessional collaborative practice

Advocating for interprofessional collaborative practice
As members of the Australasian Interprofessional Practice and Education Network (AIPPEN) steering group, we read with interest Dr Jerjes’ Viewpoint on multidisciplinary models in primary care. We appreciate his United Kingdom perspective in support of the ‘careful planning, continuous adaptation and … willingness to embrace change’ required to create ‘a more integrated, patient-centred model of care’.

Dr Jerjes echoes the Strengthening Medicare report that suggests Australia lags behind other countries in optimising the skills of the primary care workforce. This gap makes learning from the experiences of other jurisdictions with strong primary care–led health services even more important for accelerating change to allow all providers to work together to their full strength...