A Slovenian Model of Comprehensive Care for Patients with Difficulties Accessing Healthcare: A Step Towards Health Equity.

Patients that cannot come to their family medicine practice (i.e. who have difficulties with access) do not receive the same preventive screening activities and management of their chronic diseases as those who can. Community nurses who provide healthcare to patients in their homes were trained in additional competencies, including screening for risk factors for selected diseases and the management of patients with selected chronic diseases. The presented model enables equal management of all registered patients, regardless of accessibility. It also fosters exchange of information within the team members and thus improves the quality of the team management of patients.