Drennan, Vari M. PhD, MSc, BSc, RN, MBE; Halter, Mary PhD, MSc, BSc
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Vari M. Drennan and Mary Halter are academics in the Centre for Health & Social Care Research at Kingston University and St George's University of London in London, United Kingdom. The views and opinions expressed by authors are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the National Health Service, the National Institute of Health Research, the Health Service and Delivery Research Program or the Department of Health. The authors disclose that many of the studies referred to in the article were funded through National Health Service and National Institute of Health Research. The authors have disclosed no other potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
Acknowledgments This paper was developed from a keynote presentation delivered to the UK Faculty of Physician Associates annual conference in September 2018 by Vari Drennan. Our thanks go to all the PAs who have volunteered to participate in our research over the years and to those who have advised us and collaborated with us in different ways over the past 10 years. The research teams for each study have had many different members who are coauthors in the cited references. We thank them for the richness their different views, knowledge, and experience bring to undertaking PA research.
doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000694976.90421.90