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ArticleAfrican journal of primary health care & family medicine2021

Strengthening African health systems through outreach and support and values-driven leadership.

Louis S Jenkins, Klaus B Von Pressentin, Zilla North, Gideon Van Tonder

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Article in African journal of primary health care & family medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Transition tips: How can we be better leaders as family physicians?South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care · 2025
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  2. Myriad untold stories unfolding daily: South Africa's pursuit of quality primary health care.South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care · 2024
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  4. The contribution of family physicians to African health systems.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Louis S JenkinsDepartment of Family and Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa; and, Directorate of Primary Health Care, Faculty of Health Science, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; and, Department of Family and Emergency Medicine, Western Cape Department of Health, George Regional Hospital, George. louis.jenkins@westerncape.gov.za.
Klaus B Von Pressentin
Zilla North
Gideon Van Tonder

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Healthcare systems are complex adaptive systems, requiring a change in leadership style, from the traditional model to collaborative, values-driven leadership (VDL). Family physicians are well positioned to facilitate integration and coordination between levels of care, across specialties and within teams, in partnership with local and district management team members. This short report describes a leadership innovation experience in a rural South African district, where a VDL course was introduced in a district health context to build on a strong tradition of relationship-centred outreach and support aimed at creating a learning health system. The authors reflect on the contribution of family physicians to strengthen team-based capacity building, care coordination and a learning culture aimed at quality improvement from the perspectives of the regional and district hospital environments. A values-based leadership style will enable family physicians to strengthen team-relationships and create organisational environments, which support shared learning and quality improvement approaches. Ultimately this approach should lead to improved health systems.

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Delivery of Health CareLeadershipHumansLearningPhysicians, FamilyQuality Improvementfamily medicinefamily physicianshealthcare teamshealth systemsLeadershiplearning cultureoutreach and supportvalues

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PMID34636614
PMCPMC8517734

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