IPCHS. Integrated People-Centred Health Services

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Aug. 25, 2022 Western Pacific

Strengthening attributes of primary care to improve patients’ experiences and population health: from rural village clinics to urban health centres

Primary care is an integrated model of care underpinned by the discipline of general practice (GP), aiming to optimise population health and reduce disparities across the population. The key attributes of primary care—first contact, continuity, coordination, comprehensiveness, and community orientation and family centeredness—enable a high-value service delivery to address the wider determinants of health. In recent years, primary care transformation has taken place across the globe.

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Hong Kong Medical Journal HKMJ