Fraser Street Medical has a team of family physicians, nurse practitioners, chronic disease nurses and chronic disease coordinators.
Our family physicians work to provide relationship-based, comprehensive and longitudinal care. Family physician care results in high patient satisfaction rates, reduced costs to the health care system and better overall health outcomes.
After a minimum of 10 years of training, family physicians take on a role of leadership and are amongst the most trained professionals in primary care.
Our extended training helps us improve our understanding of cultural and bio-psycho-social aspects of health and help us care for individuals going through all the stages of life.
Some of the benefits include:
-Family physicians are experts in caring for the whole person through all stages of life, taking into account their culture, financial status, past traumas, and other aspects that impact health.
-Family physicians deal with a wide spectrum of clinical problems from an early stage through to resolution, including acute disorders, chronic diseases, mental health, complex illnesses and life transitions.
-Attachment to a family physician is associated with lower mortality due to heart disease, cancer, and stroke, as well as better diabetes care.4
-Ongoing care from a family physician helps patients navigate the health care system, improving efficiency and reducing overall costs.11
-The continuity of care provided by family physicians is associated with improved identification and management of chronic illness,6 improved patient satisfaction, and fewer hospitalisations and emergency room visits.7,8,9,10
