Community development, user involvement, and primary health care
BMJPublished 20 March 1999Open access
Brian L. Fisher, Hilary Neve, Zoë Héritage
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The new primary care groups in Wales will need to shape services, assess health needs, reduce health inequalities, listen to users' views, and work in partnership with local agencies, which will require a range of skills which few primary health professionals currently have.
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