Fig. 1.

- Asserting candidacy in primary care. The stages of candidacy are represented in black. Asserting candidacy typically follows a staged sequence from ‘identification’ to ‘offers of/resistance to services’. It is a dynamic model with each item interlinked and influencing others, represented by the small arrows. All stages contribute to ‘asserting candidacy’. The ‘operating conditions’ bear upon all stages of the model. The inner circle shadowed area represents the covert dimensions of asserting candidacy; the more overt factors contributing to asserting candidacy are depicted in dark grey.