PECULIARITIES OF THE SYSTEM OF FAMILY MEDICINE IN HUNGARY

Abstract

The purpose of the study: study of the existing system of family medicine in Hungary.
Materials and methods. The bibliosemantic method, the method of structural-logical analysis, and the data of the statistical industry reporting of Hungary.
Results. In 1992, in Hungary, the system of district doctors was replaced by the system of family doctors. Most of them (about 80%) are in private practice and work under contract with local governments. They receive payment from the National Health Insurance Fund according to the patient register. Local governments employ the remainder (about 21%) of GPs on fixed wage rates.
In 2021, Government Resolution 53/2021 was adopted. (II. 9) on the creation of communities of family doctors. According to the resolution, 1,000 of the existing 6,500 family practice communities should be created. The family practice community includes: a family doctor, a pediatrician, a dentist, a psychologist, a nutritionist, a physical therapy specialist, and junior and senior medical staff. Communities may be amalgamated, integrated or a consortium of shared practice. By the beginning of 2022, 422 consortia of family medicine practice communities have already been created. It was established that the efficiency of providing primary medical care at the place of residence has increased, and the income of medical workers has increased by 50%.
Conclusions. The implemented model of family medicine and its reformation at the current stage (creation of territorial collective communities of family doctors) in Hungary can be a valuable, practically-oriented example for Ukraine.