Open AccessHouse Calls
Author(s) -
Chris Ellis
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
south african family practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2078-6204
pISSN - 2078-6190
DOI - 10.4102/safp.v59i1.4622
Subject(s) - medicine , general practice , context (archaeology) , primary care , house call , nursing , family medicine , history , archaeology
I have always enjoyed doing house calls and in some cases consider it part of the general practice care of patients. I get to see the context that the patient lives in as well as often meet significant others whom I would not normally meet. It also gets me out of the rooms for a change of scenery.