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Access to primary health care: perspectives of primary care physicians and community stakeholders
BackgroundAction on the social determinants of health is important to strengthen primary health care and promote access among underserved...
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Introducing a triage and Nurse on Call model in primary health care – a focus group study of health care staff’s experiences
BackgroundWith the increased demand for health care services and with simultaneous staff shortages, new work models are needed in primary health...
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Making prediabetes visible in primary health care: a qualitative study of health care professionals’ perspectives
BackgroundPeople with prediabetes are at high risk of develo** type 2 diabetes and its complications, such as cardiovascular diseases and premature...
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Global Implementation of Primary Health Care
Primary health care (PHC) is the key to “Health for All”, the paradigm shift in thinking about health as stated in the Declaration of Alma-Ata in...
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People-centred primary health care: a sco** review
BackgroundIntegrated people-centred health services (IPCHS) are vital for ensuring comprehensive care towards achieving universal health coverage...
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Seeking lifestyle counselling at primary health care centres: a cross-sectional study in the Swedish population
BackgroundMillions of people follow an unhealthy lifestyle in terms of tobacco consumption, hazardous use of alcohol, poor eating habits, and...
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District Health Care Movement
District Health Care Movement is an important process to achieve integrated healthcare delivery through an organised whole-of-society...
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Can primary care physician recommendation improve influenza vaccine uptake among older adults? A community health centre-based experimental study in China
BackgroundTo promote influenza vaccination coverage, a Chinese megacity, Shenzhen provides free influenza vaccination to its residents aged 60 years...
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General health and working conditions of Flemish primary care professionals
BackgroundThe Quintuple aim explicitly includes ‘health and wellbeing of the care team’ as requirement for the care of patients. Therefore, we...
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How health care professionals handle limited resources in primary care – an interview study
IntroductionHealth care systems around the world are struggling with limited resources, in relation to the prevailing health care need. An accessible...
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Primary Care in Prison
This chapter will explore primary care provision and the role of the primary care nurse in prisons in England and Wales, commencing with on overview...
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How useful do communities find the health and wellness centres? A qualitative assessment of India’s new policy for primary health care
BackgroundThe policy attention to primary health care has seen a global upswing in recent years, including in India. Earlier assessments had shown...
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Structural capacity and continuum of snakebite care in the primary health care system in India: a cross-sectional assessment
BackgroundIn 2019, the World Health Organization, set a target to halve the burden of snakebite, by 2030, and identified ‘health systems...
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Mental health integrated care models in primary care and factors that contribute to their effective implementation: a sco** review
BackgroundIn the state of Victoria, Australia, the 111-day lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the population’s prevailing state of...
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Association of travel time with mental health service use in primary health care according to contact type — a register-based study in Kainuu, Finland
BackgroundThe study aim was to analyse how mental health services are used in different parts of the Kainuu region in Finland and whether travel time...
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Understanding Dalit equity: a critical analysis of primary health care policy discourse of Kerala in the context of ‘Aardram’ mission
BackgroundThe Government of Kerala in 2017 launched the Aardram Mission with the aim to revamp public health delivery in the State. A key strategy...
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Regular source of primary care and health services utilisation among Brazilian elderly with mental-physical multimorbidity
BackgroundIn ageing populations, multimorbidity is a complex challenge to health systems, especially when the individuals have both mental and...
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Enhancing child mental health: a stepped care approach by mental health professionals at an early intervention and rehabilitation centre for children, in India
As per the Global Burden of Disease survey, in India, developmental disabilities are projected to affect more than 11 million children in the age...
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Situational analysis of hypertension management at primary health care level in São Paulo, Brazil: population, healthcare professional and health system perspectives
BackgroundGovernment-led, population-wide initiatives are crucial for advancing the management of hypertension − a leading cause of cardiovascular...
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Cost efficiency of primary health care facilities in Ghana: stochastic frontier analysis
Primary health care (PHC) is a universally accepted key strategy to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) and Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG...
