The contribution of family physicians and primary care doctors to community-orientated primary care
South Africa envisages a community-orientated approach to primary health care (PHC). Family physicians and primary care doctors have important roles to play in leading, implementing, supporting and maintaining community-orientated primary care (COPC). In this article, we define COPC, its key princip...
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| description | South Africa envisages a community-orientated approach to primary health care (PHC). Family physicians and primary care doctors have important roles to play in leading, implementing, supporting and maintaining community-orientated primary care (COPC). In this article, we define COPC, its key principles and approaches to implementing it in health services. Following this we describe the key competencies expected of family physicians and primary care doctors in leading and supporting its implementation; providing clinical support to the PHC teams and linking these teams to other parts of the health system, other sectors and the community. The required knowledge and skills underlying these competencies are also discussed and some specific tools included. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b7605fc4ed2449098e63c8b19c38bbbc2025-08-20T03:47:09ZengAOSISSouth African Family Practice2078-61902078-62042021-03-01631e1e510.4102/safp.v63i1.52814120The contribution of family physicians and primary care doctors to community-orientated primary careRobert Mash0Bernhard Gaede1Johannes F. Hugo2Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape TownDepartment of Family Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, DurbanDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Pretoria, PretoriaSouth Africa envisages a community-orientated approach to primary health care (PHC). Family physicians and primary care doctors have important roles to play in leading, implementing, supporting and maintaining community-orientated primary care (COPC). In this article, we define COPC, its key principles and approaches to implementing it in health services. Following this we describe the key competencies expected of family physicians and primary care doctors in leading and supporting its implementation; providing clinical support to the PHC teams and linking these teams to other parts of the health system, other sectors and the community. The required knowledge and skills underlying these competencies are also discussed and some specific tools included.https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/5281primary healthcareprimary carecommunity orientated primary carepopulation health managementfamily physiciansgeneral practitionersprimary care doctors |
| spellingShingle | Robert Mash Bernhard Gaede Johannes F. Hugo The contribution of family physicians and primary care doctors to community-orientated primary care South African Family Practice primary healthcare primary care community orientated primary care population health management family physicians general practitioners primary care doctors |
| title | The contribution of family physicians and primary care doctors to community-orientated primary care |
| title_full | The contribution of family physicians and primary care doctors to community-orientated primary care |
| title_fullStr | The contribution of family physicians and primary care doctors to community-orientated primary care |
| title_full_unstemmed | The contribution of family physicians and primary care doctors to community-orientated primary care |
| title_short | The contribution of family physicians and primary care doctors to community-orientated primary care |
| title_sort | contribution of family physicians and primary care doctors to community orientated primary care |
| topic | primary healthcare primary care community orientated primary care population health management family physicians general practitioners primary care doctors |
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