2. PLAN
• WHAT IS POLYCLINIC ?
• ABOUT POLYCLINIC
• WORK IN POLYCLINIC
• USES OF POLYCLINIC
• PATIENT CARD
3. WHAT IS POLYCLINIC ?
• A POLYCLINIC IS A CLINIC OR HEALTH CARE
FACILITY THAT PROVIDES BOTH GENERAL
AND SPECIALIST EXAMINATIONS AND
TREATMENTS FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF
DISEASES AND INJURIES TO OUTPATIENTS
AND IS USUALLY INDEPENDENT OF A
HOSPITAL.
• WHEN A POLYCLINIC IS SO LARGE THAT IT IS
IN FACT A HOSPITAL, IT IS ALSO CALLED A
4. WORK IN POLYCLINIC
• A POLYCLINIC (WHERE POLY MEANS "MANY"; NOT TO
BE CONFUSED WITH THE HOMONYM POLICLINIC,
WHERE POLI MEANS "CITY" AND WHICH IS
SOMETIMES USED FOR A HOSPITAL'S OUTPATIENT
DEPARTMENT) IS A CLINIC OR HEALTH CARE
FACILITY THAT PROVIDES BOTH GENERAL AND
SPECIALIST EXAMINATIONS AND TREATMENTS FOR A
WIDE VARIETY OF DISEASES AND INJURIES
TO OUTPATIENTS AND IS USUALLY INDEPENDENT OF
A HOSPITAL.[1][2][3] WHEN A POLYCLINIC IS SO LARGE
THAT IT IS IN FACT A HOSPITAL, IT IS ALSO CALLED
A GENERAL HOSPITAL.[4]
5. • THEY PROVIDE HOLISTIC AND PERSONALISED
CARE FOR PATIENTS OF DIFFERENT AGE
GROUPS. THEY TREAT ACUTE CONDITIONS
SUCH AS UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT
INFECTIONS, MANAGE CHRONIC ILLNESSES
SUCH AS DIABETES, AND KEEP THE
POPULATION HEALTHY THROUGH
PREVENTIVE MEASURES SUCH AS TARGETED
HEALTH SCREENING. THEY ALSO HELP TO
COORDINATE PATIENTS’ CARE WITH OTHER
PROVIDERS AND HELP PATIENTS WHO
REQUIRE MORE SPECIALISED MEDICAL
ATTENTION TO NAVIGATE THE HEALTHCARE
SYSTEM.
6. PATIENT CARD
• AT EVERY POLYCLINIC THE DOCTOR OR ASSISTANT DOCTOR
WRITES THE COMPLETE INFORMATION OF THE PATIENT
DISEASE AND SYMPTOMS AND HISTORY OF THE DISEASE FROM
THE DAY THE PATIENT IS EFFECTED
• IT CONTAINS THE COMPLETE FAMILY AND BLOOD GROUP,
HEIGHT, WEIGHT AGE OF THE PATIENT.
• THE PATIENT CARD CONTAINS THE PATIENT PRESENT AND
PAST CONDITION OF HIS HEALTH
• IT CONTAINS THE INFORMATION LIKE BLOOD TEST AND X
RAY AND OTHER MEDICAL TESTS OF THE PATIENT
• THE MEDICINE PRESCRIPTION FOR THE PATIENT TO CURE
FROM DISEASE WHICH HE IS EFFECTED
7. USES OF POLYCLINIC
• THEY PROVIDE SUBSIDISED PRIMARY CARE, WHICH INCLUDES PRIMARY MEDICAL
TREATMENT, PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE AND HEALTH EDUCATION.
•
• COMMON PRIMARY CARE SERVICES INCLUDE:
•
• OUTPATIENT MEDICAL TREATMENT
• MEDICAL FOLLOW-UPS AFTER DISCHARGE FROM HOSPITAL
• MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
• IMMUNISATION
• HEALTH SCREENING AND EDUCATION
• DIAGNOSTIC AND PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES
8. CONCLUSION
• A POLYCLINIC IS A LARGER MEDICAL FACILITY
THAN AN INDIVIDUAL CLINIC BUT SMALLER
THAN A HOSPITAL. IT IS A MEDICAL CENTRE
WHERE A PATIENT CAN MEET SEVERAL
DOCTORS, GET PATHOLOGICAL TESTS AND
MINOR PROCEDURES DONE.
