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A thread on primary health care 101 (#PHC101). Do you even know what primary [health] care is? Do you care about it? Most people, if they were honest, would probably answer ‘not really’ to both. Read on if interested. Mute this thread if not.
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Primary health care (PHC) has 4 defining features:
-First-contact (i.e. you don’t need a referral)
-Accessible (you can get an appointment, whoever you are*)
-Relationship-based (“my GP”)
-Undifferentiated (any illness, any problem—‘generalist’ rather than ‘specialist’)
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-First-contact (i.e. you don’t need a referral)
-Accessible (you can get an appointment, whoever you are*)
-Relationship-based (“my GP”)
-Undifferentiated (any illness, any problem—‘generalist’ rather than ‘specialist’)
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* Yeah I know—PHC in UK is not currently accessible to everyone. This is because there is a chronic lack of resources and staff. I’ll return to this later.
For now, let’s focus on PHC at its best, and ask “what *becomes possible* when a country has a strong PHC system?”
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For now, let’s focus on PHC at its best, and ask “what *becomes possible* when a country has a strong PHC system?”
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