Finding #8
A close doctor‐nurse relationship characterised by trust and mutual respect helped nurses to expand and develop their roles.
Assessment for each CERQual component
Methodological limitations	Moderate concern because there were 3 studies with serious methodological limitations.
Coherence	No or very low concerns.
Relevance	Minor concerns because all but 2 studies were from HICs. Participants in 7 studies were nurses, in 3 studies were doctors, and in 4 studies were managers.
Adequacy	No or very low concerns.
Overall CERQual assessment
Moderate confidence	Due to moderate concerns about methodological limitations and minor concerns about relevance.
Contributing studies/setting
Sub‐Saharan Africa (1); Oceania (3); Europe (4); North America (2); Latin America (1) Burns 2009b: UK, primary care trust Francis 2013: Australia, general practice Georgeu 2012: South Africa, PHC clinic Hamel 2017: Slovenia and Spain, primary care Mills 2008a: Australia, primary care Lovink 2018: Netherlands, primary care Peterson 2007: Canada, primary care Poghosyan 2017: USA, primary care Schadewaldt 2016: Australia, primary care Vetter‐Smith 2012: Columbia, diabetes care Voogdt‐Pruis 2011: Netherlands, cardiovascular prevention