Feature Stories

June, 2021

The first encounter I had with Barbara Starfield – and I think many in European primary care – was in 1994, when she published her paper ‘Is primary care essential?’ in the Lancet. It was what we now would call a virtual meeting, but virtual with an impact that still can be felt today.

June, 2021

The telephone rang loudly, propelling me out of bed. The bedside clock glowed 01:00. What was it that Barbara said that night?

June, 2021

It has been 10 years since we last spoke. I miss the conversations during our many walks which I treasured. A lot has happened since then!

June, 2021

In 2009 Barbara Starfield was the star guest speaker at The Nordic Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark. After her keynote she chaired a workshop, it was by far the most popular of the parallel sessions.

June, 2021

Many of us in WONCA have Barbara Starfield stories. Most recall her humour and her passion, her advocacy for primary care and her belief in the use of evidence to prove her point.

June, 2021

It has been a decade since Professor Starfield passed away, on 10th June, 2011. Today we honour her memory and legacy with a special section full of inspiring stories, personal anecdotes and heartfelt messages from WONCA members and close colleagues

June, 2021

A recent, national report on primary care in the United States of America finds that primary care is foundational to the health care system and critical to achieving health equity

May, 2021

We have reached the fifth month of the year and the fourth edition of WONCA News. May has been a month of lots of planning and preparations.

May, 2021

WONCA accreditation provides a professional, collegial context within which individual practices and post graduate programmes can review their standards, improve them where necessary, and gain approval from our global organisation.

May, 2021

The entire WONCA community stands with you in solidarity and support in these challenging and difficult times.