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Care closer to home: a policy chimera?
Abstract
With the economic downturn now affecting welfare services globally, the title of the WHO report published in October 2008, Primary Health Care – Now More than Ever, seems remarkably prescient. Anaspect of primary health care is ‘care closer to home’ or otherwise termed ‘care in close-to-client settings’. Evidence suggests that whilst there have been some gains, this shift is proving difficult to achieve, particularly in high income countries. Given its comparative intractability, does it remain a worthwhile policy goal and, if so, how can it be more actively pursued?
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Chambers, Naomi
(2009)
"Care closer to home: a policy chimera?,"
Journal of Health Innovation and Integrated Care:
Vol. 1: Iss. 1, Article 2.
Available at:
http://pub.bsalut.net/jhiic/vol1/iss1/2
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