Acceptability and value of shared medical appointments in a non‐general practitioner specialist context

AbstractShared medical appointments (SMAs) are a holistic model of care utilised internationally; however, experience in Australia is nascent. This study evaluated the experience of SMAs in an ambulatory non‐general practitioner specialist context in Australia. The main qualitative themes centred around Sharing (vicarious learning, safe sharing environment) and Service Provision (model/facilitation team satisfaction). SMAs present a model of care that addresses the quintuple aims of healthcare. Uptake requires clinician and patient education, a framework for implementation and economic modelling and incentives.