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Change has been an integral part of healthcare throughout history: from the barbersurgeons of medieval Europe to our current-day sterile operating theatres; from polio epidemics to polio eradication strategies; from simple x-rays to sensitive magnetic resonance imaging; from traditional birth attendants to specialised obstetric teams; and from paternalistic models of practice to shared decision making. Change continues to be a feature of healthcare, expanding in its impact and escalating in its pace.
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Croker, A., Croker, J., Grotowski, M. (2014). Changing Directions in Healthcare. In: Higgs, J., Croker, A., Tasker, D., Hummell, J., Patton, N. (eds) Health Practice Relationships. Practice, Education, Work and Society. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-788-9_4
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