Preliminary chapter: Primary care general practitioners and primary or secondary care specialists.

The tasks of the primary care general practitioner include the following: 1° Contribute to ambulatory healthcare provision, by ensuring the prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of illnesses for their patients, as well as health education. This mission may be carried out in health or medico-social establishments; 2° Directing patients, according to their needs, within the healthcare system and the medico-social sector; 3° Ensuring the necessary coordination of care for…

The tasks of the primary care or secondary care medical specialist include the following: 1° Completing patient care by carrying out an expert diagnostic and therapeutic analysis, implementing appropriate treatment and monitoring patients, in accordance with the procedures specific to the skills of each discipline; 2° Contributing to prevention and health education; 3° Participating in the public service mission of permanent care; 4° Contributing to the reception and training of…