is to have one family physician at every district hospital, every community health centre and every sub-district .
First, they are clinicians who bring additional expertise to the team in primary care and district hospitals. They can help the team manage more complex patients. For example, people with multiple diseases or complications of their disease. Second, family physicians are trained to build the capability of the rest of the team. They may do this through direct supervision or demonstration, support for clinical decision-making, as well as teaching and training. Having a family physician present may also give people the confidence to practise their skills, knowing there is someone to help if this is needed.
They may help the team reflect on its use of laboratory investigations or medication, or help analyse and interpret routinely collected data on service delivery. Although many communities have community health worker teams to implement community-oriented primary care, there are many problems. Family physicians are trained to, clinically support the community-based teams and build the connections that are needed to engage with communities and broader stakeholders.
Supervisors & clinical managers in govt hospitals and chc's around SA,terrorize employees,becos of their huge egos.They suck the life and hope out of healthcare workers who want to make a difference but end up resenting work becos of the toxic work environment created HealthZA