Table 3.

Mean scores for competencies related to the impact of family physicians as care providers

Competency for the role	Mean score
The family physician is competently able to manage patients with HIV at a primary care level.	3.6
The family physician is able to competently diagnose TB and to initiate treatment.	3.7
The family physician is able to competently manage patients with non-communicable diseases, e.g. hypertension/diabetes/asthma.	3.6
The family physician is able to competently manage women in labour and deal with obstetric and gynaecological emergencies.	3.5
The family physician is able to competently manage children with common childhood conditions e.g. malnutrition/diarrhoeal disease/lower respiratory tract infections.	3.6
The family physician is able to competently stabilise patients with poly-trauma.	3.4
The family physician is able to competently manage patients with common medical emergencies and conditions.	3.6
The family physician is able to competently manage patients with common surgical and orthopaedic emergencies and conditions.	3.4
The family physician is able to recognise and manage patients with mental illness and refer appropriately, and where appropriate, to begin treatment.	3.5
The family physician is able to competently give anaesthetic/sedation to patients who are a low anaesthetic risk.	3.3
The family physician is able to competently manage sexual assault or intimate partner violence.	3.5