The contribution of family physicians to residential mental health care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tshwane District, South Africa

During the start of the first wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, two family physicians in Tshwane, South Africa, reviewed the people at high-risk within their Health Catchment Area. The largest residential mental health care facility in Gauteng fell under their care, and they...

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Main Authors:	Annelet Kruger, Owen O. Eales, Sanet Jansen van Vuuren
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	AOSIS 2021-07-01
Series:	African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
Subjects:	family medicine coordination of care virtual health catchment area whatsapp zoom
Online Access:	https://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/3045

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spelling	doaj-5f9695ef813242768493c50b71d3699b2021-08-03T11:46:46ZengAOSISAfrican Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine2071-29282071-29362021-07-01131e1e310.4102/phcfm.v13i1.3045845The contribution of family physicians to residential mental health care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tshwane District, South AfricaAnnelet Kruger0Owen O. Eales1Sanet Jansen van Vuuren2Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, PretoriaDepartment of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, PretoriaKungwini Welfare Organisation, Zwavelpoort, PretoriaDuring the start of the first wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, two family physicians in Tshwane, South Africa, reviewed the people at high-risk within their Health Catchment Area. The largest residential mental health care facility in Gauteng fell under their care, and they were responsible for providing care and support to this facility. Family physicians have to lead the primary care team and simultaneously take care of the well-being of their team members. This report discusses how these family physicians used digital platforms and virtual care to successfully coordinate and manage the response to an outbreak of COVID-19 at this mental healthcare facility.https://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/3045family medicinecoordination of carevirtualhealth catchment areawhatsappzoom
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title	The contribution of family physicians to residential mental health care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tshwane District, South Africa
title_short	The contribution of family physicians to residential mental health care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tshwane District, South Africa
title_full	The contribution of family physicians to residential mental health care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tshwane District, South Africa
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series	African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
issn	2071-2928 2071-2936
publishDate	2021-07-01
description	During the start of the first wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, two family physicians in Tshwane, South Africa, reviewed the people at high-risk within their Health Catchment Area. The largest residential mental health care facility in Gauteng fell under their care, and they were responsible for providing care and support to this facility. Family physicians have to lead the primary care team and simultaneously take care of the well-being of their team members. This report discusses how these family physicians used digital platforms and virtual care to successfully coordinate and manage the response to an outbreak of COVID-19 at this mental healthcare facility.
topic	family medicine coordination of care virtual health catchment area whatsapp zoom
url	https://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/3045
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The contribution of family physicians to residential mental health care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tshwane District, South Africa

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