Task Sharing Is a System Design, Not Just a Staffing Fix

Task sharing is often presented as a simple solution to workforce shortage. Chronic care shows why moving a task without authority, training and escalation can simply move the bottleneck. Training commonly lasted three to seven days with refresher support, while prescribing restrictions, skill differences, workload and turnover repeatedly shaped feasibility. The central lesson is that responsibility, supervision, workflow and referral pathways must move with the task.