Formation of Defence Primary Healthcare: a new way of delivering firm base primary healthcare

被引:2
作者
Burgess, John E. [1 ]
Gall, M. [2 ]
Orr, S. [2 ]
Kilbey, S. [2 ]
机构
[1] Headquarters Surg Gen, Lichfield, England
[2] RAF Med Serv, High Wycombe, Bucks, England
关键词
Armed forces; Health care manpower; Health care quality; Health services administration;
D O I
10.1136/jramc-2015-000585
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Following the Strategic Defence and Security Review of 2010, the UK Surgeon General was directed to merge the delivery of primary healthcare from the three single Service organisations to a unified Defence Primary Healthcare. Although front line clinical staff were to be preserved, considerable savings were to be made in headquarters staff. This was one of the largest UK military medicine changes in delivery for a generation. The changes were completed on time with the transfer of UK and overseas general practice, specialist community services and dentistry, with a later requirement to add healthcare for the Reserves. The first years of this initiative have been remarkably successful, and Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) has progressively increased performance in all the QOF criteria measured by Defence Statistics.
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页数:5
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