Some may ask: Why does an individual need a family doctor?
Of course, the important answer to this question lies in the following points
Because it provides comprehensive and continuous medical care for the person and his family members.
Because he does not care about the individual in the event of his illness only, but also in the event of his health by educating and promoting health and carrying out some appropriate and necessary preventive examinations for him.
Because it performs a comprehensive assessment of the individual''s health condition and determines the extent of his medical needs (curative and preventive).
Because he sees the person holistically, and not through the angle of a particular medical specialty.
Because he reviews the entire file of the individual, including all previous visits to different specialties, analyzes, radiology and medicines, and this helps in a more comprehensive and accurate evaluation.
Because he draws with the person the treatment plan and the approach that he follows to maintain his health and well-being (whether he is sick or not).
Because he will follow up the person''s condition and supervise his health condition constantly, even if he is referred to another doctor.
Because it deals with most acute and chronic health problems, diagnosis and treatment, and then determines the extent to which the patient needs to be transferred to the appropriate specialty.
Because it is the most capable person who can determine the appropriate specialty and when to transfer to it, in addition to arranging and coordinating the referral to the specialized doctor and making the necessary examinations that the individual will need before the referral.
Because he does not care about the body only, but deals with the patient with the body, mind, soul and spirit, so he takes care of all these aspects and gives the psychological and social aspect a large part of his attention in the same visit because he believes that they are interconnected and influence each other.
Because it is concerned with the preventive aspect in its three degrees (preventing the occurrence of the disease, early diagnosis of the disease, preventing or reducing complications of the disease) based on the patient’s age, gender, health problems and risk factors that negatively affect his health, based on the latest studies and international recommendations.
Because he has the ability and experience to deal with different ages, problems and multiple and different health needs.
Because it deals with all the person''s health needs in the same visit, which reduces his need to go to other specialties, and thus will save time, effort and money.
Because through the presence of a family doctor, the individual will not need to repeat his or her family’s medical history every time, and does not need to think about which doctor to go to or which specialty is most appropriate for his health condition.
Because it will help the individual in determining his health needs now and in the future, as he is his medical advisor and guide to integrated health care.
Because it provides an integrated medical consultation. In each visit, the family doctor is not only concerned with the problem for which the patient came, but is more than interested in other new problems that the patient may think that he should go to another specialty to treat them or other problems that the patient does not know about, which the doctor discovers yet Taking the patient’s history and examination, in addition to his interest in chronic health problems, asking about them and following them up, in addition to taking advantage of the patient’s presence to provide the appropriate preventive services and advice and changing the patient’s behavior in benefiting from the medical service.
