Changes in primary care provision in Turkey: A comparison of 1993 and 2012

Highlights • This study compared service profiles of Turkish primary care doctors using data from 1993 European GP Task Profile and 2012 QUALICOPC studies. • This study looks at indicators such as coordination, comprehensiveness, access and continuity of the process dimension defined by PHAMEU framework. • The breadth of the service profile of Turkish doctors has expanded in terms of involvement in treatment of chronic diseases and first contact care. • The negative performance criteria as applied in Turkish primary care may have created discrepancies in favour of tasks targeted by these criteria. • For the future, room for improvement remains in the integration of health services and the number of FDs with postgraduate vocational training.