dc.contributor.author | Swingler, George | |
dc.contributor.author | Hendricks, Michael | |
dc.contributor.author | Hall, David | |
dc.contributor.author | Hall, Susan | |
dc.contributor.author | Sanders, David | |
dc.contributor.author | McKerrow, Neil | |
dc.contributor.author | Saloojee, Haroon | |
dc.contributor.author | Reid, Steve | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-10-05T15:15:36Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-10-05T15:15:36Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Swingler, G. et al. (2012). Can a new paediatric sub-specialty improve child health in South Africa? South African Medical Journal, 102(9): 738-739 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2078-5135 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10566/2438 | |
dc.description.abstract | Compared with other middle-income countries, child health in
South Africa is in a poor state, and should be addressed by
focusing on the healthcare needs of all children across a system
or region. Paediatricians have had little effect on this situation,
partly because their training is not aligned with South African
needs. The proposed re-engineering of primary healthcare will be
limited by the skewed distribution of staff and the lack of suitable
skills. A 'community' placement during specialist training, and the
creation of a sub-specialty in Community Paediatrics and Child
Health, could address the skills shortage and possibly attract health
personnel to under-served areas through creating an appropriate
career path. This proposal would also support the Department of
Health's encouraging plans to re-engineer primary healthcare. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Health & Medical Publishing Group | en_US |
dc.rights | The South African Journal Medical Journal is an Open Access Journal and provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. | |
dc.subject | Healthcare | en_US |
dc.subject | South Africa | en_US |
dc.subject | Child health | en_US |
dc.subject | Community Paediatrics and Child Health | en_US |
dc.subject | Paediatrics | en_US |
dc.title | Can a new paediatric sub-specialty improve child health in South Africa? | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.privacy.showsubmitter | FALSE | |
dc.status.ispeerreviewed | TRUE | |
dc.description.accreditation | DHET | en_US |