Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town.
S Afr Fam Pract (2004). 2021 Mar 10;63(1):e1-e5. doi: 10.4102/safp.v63i1.5281.
South Africa envisages a community-orientated approach to primary health care (PHC). Family physicians and primary care doctors have important roles to play in leading, implementing, supporting and maintaining community-orientated primary care (COPC). In this article, we define COPC, its key principles and approaches to implementing it in health services. Following this we describe the key competencies expected of family physicians and primary care doctors in leading and supporting its implementation; providing clinical support to the PHC teams and linking these teams to other parts of the health system, other sectors and the community. The required knowledge and skills underlying these competencies are also discussed and some specific tools included.
南非设想以社区为导向的初级卫生保健（PHC）方法。家庭医生和初级保健医生在领导、实施、支持和维护以社区为导向的初级保健（COPC）方面发挥着重要作用。在本文中，我们定义了 COPC、其关键原则和在卫生服务中实施它的方法。在此之后，我们描述了家庭医生和初级保健医生在领导和支持其实施方面的预期关键能力；为 PHC 团队提供临床支持，并将这些团队与卫生系统的其他部分、其他部门和社区联系起来。还讨论了这些能力所必需的知识和技能，并包括了一些具体的工具。
