Jarman B
Br Med J (Clin Res Ed). 1985 Feb 16;290(6467):522-4.
Many people do not receive the full state welfare benefits to which they are entitled. Roughly two thirds of the population consult their general practitioners at least once a year. General practitioners and community nurses are exceptionally well placed to detect those who are suffering genuine financial hardship but they are not well equipped to give advice about the complex system of state social security benifits. Imparting such advice in suitable cases, particularly where the lack of it is detrimental to health, might be regarded as a proper function of general practitioners and health centres. A method of providing such advice in a health centre with the help of a computer is described.
许多人未能领取到他们应得的全部国家福利金。大约三分之二的人口每年至少去看一次全科医生。全科医生和社区护士在发现那些真正处于经济困境的人方面具有得天独厚的条件，但他们没有充分准备好就复杂的国家社会保障福利体系提供建议。在适当的情况下提供此类建议，特别是在缺乏建议会对健康有害的情况下，可能被视为全科医生和健康中心的一项适当职能。本文描述了一种在健康中心借助计算机提供此类建议的方法。
