The changing role of doctors in the Soweto clinics' health care teams.
Delegation of common health problems and their management to specially trained primary health care nurses allows the clinic doctor in a health care team to employ his own skills and time more effectively. He may become an expert in comprehensive community health care or develop related research interests, and thus help to promote optimal health services relevant to the local situation.
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