Theatre and emergency services rendered by generalist medical practitioners in district hospitals in the Western Cape

District hospitals play an important role in the rendering comprehensive health services to communities. The district hospital is an integral part of the district health system providing not only level-one hospital services but also outreach and support to primary health care services. District hosp...

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Main Authors: M.R. de Villiers, P.J.T. de Villiers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2003-07-01
Series:South African Family Practice
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Online Access:https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/1921
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description District hospitals play an important role in the rendering comprehensive health services to communities. The district hospital is an integral part of the district health system providing not only level-one hospital services but also outreach and support to primary health care services. District hospitals are staffed by generalist medical practitioners who are required to perform a wide range of clinical duties and procedures. A situation analysis to identify the range of duties performed by medical practitioners in rendering emergency and theatre services at the district hospital in the Western Cape was conducted in 2001. Data was collected from the casualty register, theatre register, routine monthly report, a medical officer questionnaire and a questionnaire collecting general information about all the district hospitals in the Western Cape Province.
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Theatre and emergency services rendered by generalist medical practitioners in district hospitals in the Western Cape
South African Family Practice
district hospitals
primary health care services
western cape
emergency care
general medical practitioners
title Theatre and emergency services rendered by generalist medical practitioners in district hospitals in the Western Cape
title_full Theatre and emergency services rendered by generalist medical practitioners in district hospitals in the Western Cape
title_fullStr Theatre and emergency services rendered by generalist medical practitioners in district hospitals in the Western Cape
title_full_unstemmed Theatre and emergency services rendered by generalist medical practitioners in district hospitals in the Western Cape
title_short Theatre and emergency services rendered by generalist medical practitioners in district hospitals in the Western Cape
title_sort theatre and emergency services rendered by generalist medical practitioners in district hospitals in the western cape
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western cape
emergency care
general medical practitioners
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