Primary care
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Primary care is the day-to-day healthcare given by a health care provider. Typically, this provider acts as the first contact and principal point of continuing care for patients within a healthcare sy
Primary care may be provided in community health centres.
Family medicine
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Family medicine is a medical specialty that provides continuing and comprehensive health care for the individual and family across all ages, sexes, diseases, and parts of the body. The specialist, who
Primary care
…care the patient may require. Patients commonly receive primary care from professionals such as a primary care physician (general practitioner or family physician), a physician assistant, a physical therapist, or a nurse practitioner. In some localities, such a professional may be a registered nurse, a pharmacist…
Family physician (right) reviewing a case with nurse (left) in clinic
Paper based patient records at Whalsay Health Centre 2012