All teams comprise a total of 700 physicians, so-called "family doctors", who give consultations and take care of about 6.28 million residents across the country. About 1,000 family physicians will come from medical schools while 5,200 will graduate from the Royal College of Family Physicians during the next 10 years. Next year, an additional 71 hospitals will take part in producing more family physicians which will help increase the number of family doctors from 270 to 500 per year. http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1279779/primary-case-push-cuts-hospital-waitsThese health problems, such as a cold or a minor case of diarrhoea, could be more effectively treated by a doctor working out of a small local doctor's office (family doctors, primary care medical practitioners). Overuse of hospitals led to long lines & wait times, so family doctors trained for convenient local care reserving hospitals for specialist care.

Source: Bangkok Post July 03, 2017 08:37 UTC