The Historical Background of Transition from Socialization in Health Policy to Family Medicine Practices: Organizational Network of Primary Care in Turkey

Year 2019, Volume: 1 Issue: 1, 79 - 86, 07.01.2019

Olcay Ozen , Sabahattin Aydın

Abstract

Organization
of primary health care services is in a backbone of a health system. The aim of
the study is to scrutinize the policy trends regarding to primary healthcare
services and try to understand the transitions among them.

The
health policy changes and the related legislative documents were investigated
throughout Turkish Republic period. The data were collected through document
review method, and content analysis was made.

Apart
from political controversies and utterances, it is seen that in various time
frames of the Turkish Republic, health policy has depicted the same issues as
its objective. These issues have taken place not only in the country’s
political agenda, but also lots in that of others as well in the new global
view.

Keywords

Family Practice, Health Policy, National Health Plan, Primary Care

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