10779/rcsi.10778534.v1 Patrick Redmond Patrick Redmond Skills mix: future health policy and workforce planning in primary care. Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland 2019 General Practice Health Policy Health Services Needs and Demand Humans Ireland Primary Health Care Family Care 2019-11-22 16:02:17 Journal contribution https://repository.rcsi.com/articles/journal_contribution/Skills_mix_future_health_policy_and_workforce_planning_in_primary_care_/10778534 <p>The Department of Health strategy document, Primary Care: A New Direction, proposed primary care as the “team-based approach to service provision which will help to build capacity in primary care and contribute to sustainable health and social development. This strategy envisioned the establishment of a network of primary care centres staffed with GPs, nurses, physiotherapists, and social workers amongst many other health professionals.</p>