Primary care may be provided in community health centres.
In medicine, primary care is a term used for a health provider who acts as a first point of consultation for all patients. Generally, primary care physicians are based in the community, as opposed to the hospital. Alternative names for the field are general practice and family medicine, although the terms are not synonymous. General practitioners are physicians who have completed one year of post-medical school training in what has been traditionally described as an "internship." Family Medicine, on the other hand, is an actual specialty that requires a minimum of three years of residency training and Board Certification. Download high resolution version (1760x1168, 487 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1760x1168, 487 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Medicine on the Web NLM (National Library of Medicine, contains resources for patients and healthcare professionals) Virtual Hospital (digital health sciences library by the University of Iowa) Online Medical Dictionary Collection of links to free medical resources Categories: Medicine | Health ... A physician visiting the sick in a hospital. ... A general practitioner (GP) or family physician (FP) is a physician who provides primary care. ...
Primary care physicians usually include family practice, internal medicine, pediatrition, and at time OB/GYN physicians. Diabetes mellitus is a medical disorder characterized by varying or persistent hyperglycemia (elevated blood sugar levels), especially after eating. ... Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an umbrella term for a group of respiratory tract diseases that are characterised by airflow obstruction or limitation. ... Clinical depression is a health condition of depression with mental and physical components reaching criteria generally accepted by clinicians. ... Back pain is pain felt in the back that may come from the spine, muscles, nerves, or other structures in the back. ...
References and External Links
Defining Primary Care from Institute of Medicine IOM - Primary Care: America's Health in a New Era (1996)
Primary Care Definitions from American Academy of Family Physicians AAFP
Definition of Primary Care from American Medical Association AMA
Defining primary health care Department of Health United Kingdom UK
What is primary health care? Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT) Australia
Primarycare describes community based health services that are usually the first, and often the only, point of contact that patients make with the health service.
The Fairness in PrimaryCare procurement is expected to provide patients with greater access and choice, including flexible opening hours, extended services and easier access to primary medical care services in their local area.
Primarycare trusts (PCTs), ambulance trusts and strategic health authorities (SHAs) are being reorganised as part of the Government's drive to create a patient led NHS.
PCC supports the development of primarycare across all PCTs in England.
Our advisors also support local and national networks, communicating and facilitating change and good practice, in particular the identification of change drivers in primarycare.
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