Mughal Faraz, Khunti Kamlesh, Mallen Christian D
GP and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Doctoral Fellow, School of Medicine, Keele University, Keele.
Professor of Primary Care Diabetes and Vascular Medicine, Diabetes Research Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester General Hospital, Leicester.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2021;10(12):4345. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_756_21.
COVID-19 has changed health systems and services. In this commentary, we outline the impact COVID-19 has had on the delivery of primary health care, and on primary care teams, and describe the NHS response. We highlight the challenges of managing long-COVID and identify areas of importance for primary care in a post-COVID context. We describe ongoing public health measures and list recommendations for primary care for COVID-19 and future unknown pandemics. We conclude with salient points on the future of primary care.
新冠疫情改变了卫生系统和服务。在本评论中,我们概述了新冠疫情对初级卫生保健服务以及初级保健团队所产生的影响,并描述了英国国家医疗服务体系(NHS)的应对措施。我们强调了管理新冠长期症状的挑战,并确定了新冠疫情后初级保健的重要领域。我们描述了正在实施的公共卫生措施,并列出了针对新冠疫情及未来未知大流行的初级保健建议。我们以关于初级保健未来的要点作为总结。