The role played by family physicians in providing health services for the sheltered homeless populations during COVID-19 lockdown in the Tshwane district

Madela-Mntla, Edith; Renkin, Wayne; Hugo, Jannie; Germishuys, Paul S.

doi:10.4102/phcfm.v13i1.3060

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“…Lastly, FPs bring systems thinking to the team, in that they can implement innovation and respond to changing health needs. 37,38 Family physicians are trained to improve sequential and parallel coordination of care, for example, between primary and secondary care. They are also trained to improve informational and relational continuity, for example, through bolstering health information systems or ensuring ongoing care with the same team of health professionals.…”

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The contribution of family physicians to district health services in South Africa: A national position paper by the South African Academy of Family Physicians

Physicians¹

2022

S Afr Fam Pract

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The purpose of this position paper by the South African Academy of Family Physicians (SAAFPs) is to inform decision making on human resources for health policy in South Africa and the placement of family physicians (FPs) in the district health system. National policies have been marred by misunderstanding of the roles and contribution of FPs; and there is unhelpful variability in how FPs are positioned in the health services between provinces. In the private sector, medical aid schemes have discriminated against FPs by failing to remunerate them as specialists and to recognise their scope of practice.

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Section: Leadership and Clinical Governancementioning

confidence: 99%

The contribution of family physicians to district health services in South Africa: A national position paper by the South African Academy of Family Physicians

Physicians¹

2022

S Afr Fam Pract

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“…Visiting PHC clinics to provide and build capacity on proper use of personal protective equipment, as well as proper procedures for screening and testing for COVID-19. 15 (Tshwane, South Africa)…”

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“…FPs to go beyond their normal clinical roles by immersing themselves into additional activities, including data management, research and effective utilisation of technology. 15 (Tshwane, South Africa)…”

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The contribution of family physicians to African health systems

Mash

2022

Afr. j. prim. health care fam. med.

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Background: Africa is the last region to incorporate family physicians into its health systems. They are still a relatively new concept in many countries, small in numbers and deployed in a variety of ways. There is a need for more evidence on their contribution to African health systems to guide policymakers.Aim: The aim of this study was to review the special collection of short reports on the contribution of family physicians to African health systems, published in the African Primary Health Care and Family Medicine Journal in 2021.Method: Seventeen short reports from eight countries were qualitatively and thematically analysed in ATLAS.ti. Codes, which were derived inductively, were organised into categories according to the World Health Organization’s primary health care monitoring framework.Results: In the domain of health system determinants, family physicians made little contribution to governance, adjustment to population health needs or financing. They did, however, contribute substantially to the capacity of the health workforce, supply of equipment, functioning of the health information system and use of digital technologies. In the domain of service delivery, they strengthened the model of care and championed systems for improving the quality of care. This translated into improved availability and utilisation of services, core functions of primary care, quality of care and patient safety.Conclusion: Family physicians described their important contribution to service delivery in district hospitals and primary health care. This should lead to improvements in outcomes and impact for the health system. Their contribution to the concept of resilient facilities and health services needs further exploration.

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Innovative Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Primary Healthcare: The Case of the Arte Nova Family Health Unit

Antunes

Furtado²,

Rocha³

et al. 2023

Quality Innovation and Sustainability

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The role played by family physicians in providing health services for the sheltered homeless populations during COVID-19 lockdown in the Tshwane district

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The contribution of family physicians to district health services in South Africa: A national position paper by the South African Academy of Family Physicians

The contribution of family physicians to district health services in South Africa: A national position paper by the South African Academy of Family Physicians

The contribution of family physicians to African health systems

Innovative Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Primary Healthcare: The Case of the Arte Nova Family Health Unit

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