Practical public health in a primary care setting: Discrete projects confer discrete benefits but a long‐term relationship is needed
Abstract
Investigates a mechanism for delivering public health advice in a primary care setting ‐ three West Yorkshire general practices ‐ by seconding a public health physician (PHP) to each practice for six months, each practice receiving one day per week. Describes how the topics to be addressed ‐ developing a practice plan for managing information; improving services available for Asian patients; and exploring “value for money” in fundholding ‐ were chosen. Details the procedures and lists the main outcomes. Concludes that placing a public health physician in practices may not be the optimal approach for transferring public health knowledge, but topics important to the practice lend themselves to such an intervention, with potential long‐term benefit for public health and primary care.
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Citation
Ayres, P.J., Pollock, C.T., Wilson, A., Fox, P., Tabner, T. and Hanney, I. (1996), "Practical public health in a primary care setting: Discrete projects confer discrete benefits but a long‐term relationship is needed", Journal of Management in Medicine, Vol. 10 No. 4, pp. 36-48. https://doi.org/10.1108/02689239610127798
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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