title: Home care in Spain: teamwork is the standard.
abstract: Primary health care teams work together to provide home care services in Spain. These teams are the point of entrance to Spain's health care system and they therefore function not only as providers of home care services, but also as gatekeepers for public health care.
authors.affiliation: Castelldefels Primary Health Centre, Institut Catala de la Salut, Spain.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Contel
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Badia
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D006291:Health Policy; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010819:Physician's Role; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011634:Public Health; D012944:Social Support; D013030:Spain; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D000078329:Workforce