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gatekeeper role
gatekeeper role In this context, the gatekeeper role means general practitioners serving as the main first contact who help guide and coordinate patients’ care within the regional health system.
In this context, the gatekeeper role means general practitioners serving as the main first contact who help guide and coordinate patients’ care within the regional health system. Strengthening this role is presented as a way to direct nonurgent mental health patients toward appropriate services instead of emergency departments.