primary care

English

Noun

primary care (uncountable)

1. (healthcare) The medical attention that a patient receives upon first contact with a healthcare system; either a general practitioner or the A&E or ER department of a hospital.

Synonyms

• primary healthcare

Translations

medical attention that a patient receives upon first contact with a healthcare system

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 基層醫療／基层医疗 (jīcéng yīliáo)

• Czech: primární péče f
• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: perusterveydenhuolto
• French: please add this translation if you can
• Greek: πρωτοβάθμια περίθαλψη (el) f (protováthmia períthalpsi)
• Italian: please add this translation if you can
• Macedonian: општа нега f (opšta nega)
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Swedish: primärvård (sv) c

See also

• secondary care
• quaternary care
• tertiary care