Documentary highlights role of family physicians in strengthening primary healthcare
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Through accounts of veteran physicians, patients and young medical professionals, the film examines the decline of neighbourhood family practices and the growing fragmentation of healthcare.
The role of family physicians in ensuring accessible, affordable and patient-centred healthcare came into focus at the premiere of the documentary The Doctor Next Door: A Legacy of Care, screened at the Indian Heritage Academy in Bengaluru earlier this week.
Through accounts of veteran physicians, patients and young medical professionals, the film examines the decline of neighbourhood family practices and the growing fragmentation of healthcare. It highlights how long-standing doctor-patient relationships, built on trust, familiarity and personal attention, remain central to effective primary care.
The documentary draws attention to the rising dependence on specialised and corporate hospital-based treatment, making a case for strengthening family medicine as the foundation of India’s healthcare system.
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