Primary health care - Serbian Journal of the Medical Chamber

Changes in primary health care in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Montenegro

INTRODUCTION Primary health care (PHC), as the “cornerstone of a sustainable health system“ [1], is essential for the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Primary health care was expected, not only to meet the ‘usual’ needs in health care, but also to respond to the crisis situation, as well as to...

Scope of preventive services provided by chosen doctors in primary health care, in the Republic of Serbia, in the period between 2013 and 2017

INTRODUCTION In the healthcare system, the providers of primary healthcare services have the role of ‘gatekeepers’, which primarily applies to general practitioners (GPs), pediatricians, gynecologists, and dentists, and each analysis of their work in relation to the needs expressed by the...