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World Book of Family Medicine – European Edition 2015 Adverse events are frequent in primary care, mostly with no harm to the patient. Better informed and educated patients could significantly contribute to safety improvement. Let us get familiarized with preventing, reporting and analysing medical errors. Original abstract http://www.woncaeurope.org/content/333-system-medical-error-disclosure-promoting-quality-care-through-partnership-between References Michel P. Mosnier A. Kret M. Chanelière M. Dupie I. ESPRIT 2013: a French epidemiological Survey on medical errors associated to primary care beh 2014_24-25_1 World Health Organization 2013 Exploring patient participation in reducing health-care-related safety risks. Chapitre V: “Patient safety, rights and medication safety in primary care in Poland” Rachel E. Davis MSc. Patient involvement in patient safety: what factors influence patient participation and engagement? Health Expectations 2007;10, issue 3 pp.259-267 Martin HM, Navne LE, Lipzak H. Involvement of patients with cancer in patient safety: a qualitative study of currents practices, potentials and barriers. BMJ Qual Saf 2013;22:836-84 Longtin Y. Patient participation: current knowledge and applicability to patient safety. Mayo Clin Proc. 2010 January; 85(1): 53–62 Lawton R. Armitage G. The role of the patient in clinical safety. The Health Foundation 2012 218
World Book of Family Medicine – European Edition 2015 Chris van Weel, MD PhD chris.vanweel@radboudumc.nl 71 – The Optimal Practice Size Revisited – a Critical Appraisal of a Topical Discussion in the Light of Academic Leadership in Primary Care Chris van Weel, MD PhD Emeritus Professor of Family Medicine/General Practice Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands Professor of Primary Health Care Research, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia Past President of Wonca Department of Primary and Community Care Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre The Netherlands Practice size has been an issue in general practice for as long as most of us can remember. Although the discussion apparently hinges on the provision of quality of care and maintaining clinical experience, more mundane conditions like the number of general doctors (GP) in relation to the population, or the GPs’ ability to generate an income are never far away from the argumentation. There remain substantial differences in the numbers of GPs, proportional to the population [1], and this is also true for the performance of GPs in (primary) health care [2]. But there is no correlation between GP density and actual performance and never has been: in no way are the smaller or larger numbers of patients to be cared for a determinant of the care provided [3]. Against this background, a Workshop was run at the Kos WONCA Europe conference in 2005 on Optimal Practice Size. What To Preserve Of Single Handed Care? [4].The workshop reviewed the available literature and then moved to explore the personal experiences of participants in their own practice setting. The discussions amongst the universally proud GPs were animated, and yielded a diversity of views. And needless to say, that the exchanges were highly valued. But with full respect to the workshop instigators and participants, one might question the value of the exercise: posing the same question over and over again seldom leads to a new answer. The occasion of this World Book of Family Medicine offers an opportunity to revisit this and explore alternatives to approach the core values of primary care. In this, four angles come forward from which to develop these alternatives. Variation and value Variation is a powerful input to examine practitioners’ performance, trigger discussion on alternatives and effectuate change [5]. Variation appears to install feelings of unease, differing from one’s peers is seen as a sign of underperformance. Yet, the very core of primary health care and general practice is in tuning to the needs of the individuals and the community that is served [6]. As communities’ and individual needs differ, therefore general practice should differ in approaching these needs. Numbers of (general) practitioners per population is part of the variation in the context in which primary care operates. Not ‘practice size’ but how apt the practice is tuned to the needs of its patients and population should be the core of the discussion. The lone ranger versus the leader of the pack Single handed practice in the community has been the starting point of general practice, but for decades there has been an evolution in primary care from the 219
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