Publication details
Primary Health Care in the Czech Republic, brief history and current issues.
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| Year of publication | 2000 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | International Journal of Integrated Care (internetový časopis) |
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| Web | http://roquade.library.uu.nl/cgi-bin/ijic/pw.cgi/2000-11/index.html |
| Field | Public health care, social medicine |
| Description | The objective of this paper is to describe the recent history, current situation and percepctives for further development of the integrated system of primary care in the Czech Republic. The role of primary care in the whole health care system is discussed and new initiaves asimed at strengthening and integrating primary care are outlined. Changes brought about by the recent reform processes are generally seen as favourable, however, a lack of integration of health services under current system is causing various kinds of problems. A new strategy for developmentr of primary care in the Czech Republic encourages integration of care and defines primary care as co-ordinated and complex care provided at the level of the first contact of an individual with the health system. |
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