Work: Quantity and Quality-Manpower Policies

Abstract

The volume and quality of work in primary care must be related to the nature of primary care itself-discussed and described in the preceding chapters. Consideration of how much work is being done, should be done and needs to be done, and how it might be done, are all important issues if sound plans and forecasts are to be made for our future organization of primary care, and health care in general. Primary care is a special and essential level of health care. Its chief features are easy and direct access and availability for first contact and long-term continuing care for a relatively small and static population base of 2000–3000 persons in a developed society. The situation is very different in developing countries.