Short communication, Note

My Croatian Experience with General/ Family Practice

Alan Mem Aba orcid.org/0000-0002-1163-2607 ; Royal College of General Practitioners, London, UK

Abstract

Despite the differences in organizational level and training of the new generation of family physicians general practice
between the United Kingdom and Croatia shows many similarities. This article highlights some of these similarities
and differences. It is written after a visit to the Family Medicine Department at School of Public Health »Andrija [tampar
« and observations in various clinics in multiple locations including rural area in Croatia. Each primary care team
in Croatia consists of only a doctor and a practice and a public health nurses with no availability of administration staff.
As in the United Kingdom they have very heavy workload both clinical and nonclinical. In Croatia the lack of availability
of commonly used community services in the United Kingdom brings extra challenges for Croatian colleagues. In
Croatia presentation of patients with chronic disease and multiple co-morbidities and overall their management is not
significantly different from the general practice of the United Kingdom.

Keywords

general practice; family medicine; organization; service provision; Croatia

Hrčak ID:

147550

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/147550

Publication date:

29.12.2014.

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