Activity theory, discourse and power: a critical perspective on assistant professional roles in healthcare
Reid, A · White Rose Research Online
The development of new roles within healthcare has occurred within a discourse of ‘modernisation’ of public services with ‘workforce remodelling’ and ‘patient choice’ associated with increasing marketisation of the health sector (Drewry, 2007). This paper considers the development of one of these new roles, the Assistant Practitioner, analysed retrospectivel…