1. Characteristics of doctors, medical culture, and medical professionalisma |
2. Interprofessional influences on attitudes to and practices of IPC |
a) Professional characteristics—stereotypes |
b) Unflattering, but varied, interprofessional perceptions |
c) Doctors’ reluctance to accept advice from expert nurse consultants |
d) The “doctor-nurse game” |
3. Organisational factors affecting IPC practices |
4. Factors relating to IPC policies and/or their implementation |