The role played by family physicians in providing health services for the sheltered homeless populations during COVID-19 lockdown in the Tshwane district

This short report describes the role that family physicians (FPs) (and family medicine registrars) played to provide care for the homeless people in shelters (both temporary and permanent) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown in the City of Tshwane, South Africa. The lockdown resu...

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Autores principales:	Edith N. Madela-Mntla, Wayne Renkin, Johannes F. Hugo, Paul S. Germishuys
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Publicado:	AOSIS 2021
Materias:	family physicians homeless population homeless shelter research report health services covid-19 lockdown tshwane district Medicine R Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:229709e23cbf4d7b876838c55911ab062021-11-24T07:43:58ZThe role played by family physicians in providing health services for the sheltered homeless populations during COVID-19 lockdown in the Tshwane district2071-29282071-293610.4102/phcfm.v13i1.3060https://doaj.org/article/229709e23cbf4d7b876838c55911ab062021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/3060https://doaj.org/toc/2071-2928https://doaj.org/toc/2071-2936This short report describes the role that family physicians (FPs) (and family medicine registrars) played to provide care for the homeless people in shelters (both temporary and permanent) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown in the City of Tshwane, South Africa. The lockdown resulted in the establishment of a large number of temporary shelters. The FPs took on the task to provide comprehensive and coordinated primary care, whilst extending their activities in terms of data management, quality improvement, capacity building and research. The FPs worked in teams with other healthcare providers and contributed a unique set of skills to the process. This report demonstrates the value of responding quickly and appropriately through communication, cooperation and innovation. It also demonstrates the large number of areas in which FPs can make a difference when engaged appropriately, with the necessary support and collaboration, thus making a positive impact in the already overburdened health services.Edith N. Madela-MntlaWayne RenkinJohannes F. HugoPaul S. GermishuysAOSISarticlefamily physicianshomeless populationhomeless shelterresearch reporthealth servicescovid-19lockdowntshwane districtMedicineRPublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENFRAfrican Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp e1-e5 (2021)
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spellingShingle	family physicians homeless population homeless shelter research report health services covid-19 lockdown tshwane district Medicine R Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Edith N. Madela-Mntla Wayne Renkin Johannes F. Hugo Paul S. Germishuys The role played by family physicians in providing health services for the sheltered homeless populations during COVID-19 lockdown in the Tshwane district
description	This short report describes the role that family physicians (FPs) (and family medicine registrars) played to provide care for the homeless people in shelters (both temporary and permanent) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown in the City of Tshwane, South Africa. The lockdown resulted in the establishment of a large number of temporary shelters. The FPs took on the task to provide comprehensive and coordinated primary care, whilst extending their activities in terms of data management, quality improvement, capacity building and research. The FPs worked in teams with other healthcare providers and contributed a unique set of skills to the process. This report demonstrates the value of responding quickly and appropriately through communication, cooperation and innovation. It also demonstrates the large number of areas in which FPs can make a difference when engaged appropriately, with the necessary support and collaboration, thus making a positive impact in the already overburdened health services.
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title	The role played by family physicians in providing health services for the sheltered homeless populations during COVID-19 lockdown in the Tshwane district
title_short	The role played by family physicians in providing health services for the sheltered homeless populations during COVID-19 lockdown in the Tshwane district
title_full	The role played by family physicians in providing health services for the sheltered homeless populations during COVID-19 lockdown in the Tshwane district
title_fullStr	The role played by family physicians in providing health services for the sheltered homeless populations during COVID-19 lockdown in the Tshwane district
title_full_unstemmed	The role played by family physicians in providing health services for the sheltered homeless populations during COVID-19 lockdown in the Tshwane district
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The role played by family physicians in providing health services for the sheltered homeless populations during COVID-19 lockdown in the Tshwane district

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