The primary care amplification model: taking the best of primary care forward.
BACKGROUND
Primary care internationally is approaching a new paradigm. The change agenda implicit in this threatens to de-stabilise and challenge established general practice and primary care.


CONCLUSIONS
The Primary Care Amplification Model offers a means to harness the change agenda by 'amplifying' the strengths of established general practices around a 'beacon' practice.


CONCLUSIONS
Such 'beacon' practices can provide a mustering point for an expanded scope of practice for primary care, integrated primary/secondary service delivery, interprofessional learning, relevant local clinical research, and a focus on local service innovation, enhancing rather than fragmenting the collective capacity of existing primary care.
Jackson
Claire L
CL
The University of Queensland, School of Medicine, Discipline of General Practice, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. c.jackson@uq.edu.au
Askew
Deborah A
DA
Nicholson
Caroline
C
Brooks
Peter M
PM
D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D011793:Queensland