The role of the visiting doctor in primary care clinics
The concept of doctors visiting clinics to support primary health care is well establish but the role that these doctors should play is not clear, and varies from area to area. As an approach to understanding the possible roles of visiting doctors in order to assist District Management Teams to prod...
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| description | The concept of doctors visiting clinics to support primary health care is well establish but the role that these doctors should play is not clear, and varies from area to area. As an approach to understanding the possible roles of visiting doctors in order to assist District Management Teams to produce job descriptions for such doctors, groups of clinic nurses in 2 districts in North West Province (Odi and Brits) were interviews in focus groups. The question posed was, "What do you think about the role of the visiting doctor at your clinic?" |
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| spelling | doaj-art-353020459819468dbab9cf3aa8ce7c982025-08-20T03:46:57ZengAOSISSouth African Family Practice2078-61902078-62042003-06-0145610.4102/safp.v45i6.19351478The role of the visiting doctor in primary care clinicsI.D. Couper0N.H. Malete1J.M. Tumbo2J.F.M. Hugo3Department of Family Medicine, University of the WitwatersrandDepartment of Family Medicine and Health Care, MedunsaDepartment of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, MedunsaDepartment of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, MedunsaThe concept of doctors visiting clinics to support primary health care is well establish but the role that these doctors should play is not clear, and varies from area to area. As an approach to understanding the possible roles of visiting doctors in order to assist District Management Teams to produce job descriptions for such doctors, groups of clinic nurses in 2 districts in North West Province (Odi and Brits) were interviews in focus groups. The question posed was, "What do you think about the role of the visiting doctor at your clinic?"https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/1935primary health carerolemedical practitionersdistrict health |
| spellingShingle | I.D. Couper N.H. Malete J.M. Tumbo J.F.M. Hugo The role of the visiting doctor in primary care clinics South African Family Practice primary health care role medical practitioners district health |
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