Jones R
J R Coll Gen Pract. 1987 Jan;37(294):28-30.
The Finnish Primary Health Care Act of 1972 aimed to provide comprehensive health care to the population. One consequence was an increase in the number of beds for the use of general practitioners, so that there are now 2.2 general practitioner beds per thousand population. Use of these beds varies with the location of the health station in which they are situated, but in rural areas approximates to that of general practitioner hospitals in the United Kingdom. Despite integration of general practitioner beds into overall planning, some potential benefits of these facilities have not been realized. For the UK, with traditions of personal general practice and continuity of care, the Finnish system offers one model of community care which may have medical and economic advantages.
1972年的芬兰《初级卫生保健法》旨在为民众提供全面的医疗保健服务。其结果之一是增加了供全科医生使用的病床数量，目前每千人口中有2.2张全科医生病床。这些病床的使用情况因所在卫生站的位置而异，但在农村地区与英国全科医生医院的情况相近。尽管全科医生病床已纳入整体规划，但这些设施的一些潜在益处尚未实现。对于有着个人全科医疗传统和持续护理传统的英国而言，芬兰的体系提供了一种社区护理模式，可能具有医疗和经济优势。
