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Original Research
The role of the visiting doctor in primary care clinics
South African Family Practice | Vol 45, No 6 | a1935 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/safp.v45i6.1935
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Submitted: 11 September 2011 | Published: 30 June 2003
Submitted: 11 September 2011 | Published: 30 June 2003
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I.D. Couper, Department of Family Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaN.H. Malete, Department of Family Medicine and Health Care, Medunsa, South Africa
J.M. Tumbo, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, Medunsa, South Africa
J.F.M. Hugo, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, Medunsa, South Africa
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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?"
Keywords
Primary health care; role; medical practitioners; district health
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