Interprofessional working in hospitals: the case of Nepal

Interprofessional working is an essential part of a health service delivery system. Effective delivery of health services relies on the contribution of health care professionals with different types of expertise. Interprofessional working occurs in all parts of the health system, but it occurs in different ways depending upon the organisational circumstances and the needs of service users. The aim of the study is to examine how health care professionals collaborate and to assess their perceptions of interprofessional working on health care delivery. This study discusses different sides of professional power, id entity and autonomy between medical, nursing and allied health professionals. A power perspective of the theory of professions is followed in order to analyse different perceptions of professionals involved in this study. A qualitative research case study was used in this study. The fieldwork was conducted in three hospitals in Nepal by using a semi - structured interview schedule. Purposive sampling was used and, all together, thirty - eight health care professionals participated in the research.