Background Given the importance of continuous learning as a response to the increasing
complexity of health care practice, there is a need to better understand what makes …

The increasing complexity of health issues and health care delivery calls for strategies to
develop the practice of health professionals. Communities of practice support the …

Context The growing emphasis on teamwork within the National Health Service (NHS) has
made it a priority to understand how health care teams learn together and cope with change …

Purpose–Scholarship about communities of practice (COP) is uncovering evidence that
interactivity between community members contributes to improvement in practice …

Methods: Semistructured interviews were conducted with physicians known to be
participants or facilitators of small groups that met regularly. A constant comparative method …

Methods: This study employed a mixed-method research design (qualitative and quantitative
data collection techniques) through day-long focus groups of primary healthcare …

Context In the clinical environment, health care professionals self‐categorise into different
groups towards which they develop positive attitudes, whereas they view other groups less …

Objectives: The study is aimed at exploring the association between beginning students'
attitudes towards group learning and their awareness of learning strategies, to demographic …

Rationale, aims and objectives Many patients, families, health care professionals and
politicians desire for quality improvement within the UK National Health Service. One way to …

Medical students experience high levels of mental health problems, which can lead to poor
academic performance, substance abuse and burnout. The current paper draws on social …