Specialist medical practitioners have conducted clinics in primary care and rural hospital settings for a variety of reasons in many different countries. Such clinics have been regarded as an important policy option for increasing the accessibility and effectiveness of specialist services and their integration with primary care services.
Population Health and Chronic Disease Division, Menzies School of Health Research & Flinders University NT Clinical School, P.O. Box 41096, Casuarina, Northern Territory, Australia.
