Family medicine in post-communist Europe needs a boost. Exploring the position of family medicine in healthcare systems of Central and Eastern Europe and Russia

Table 4 Specialists available without FD/GP's referrals

	Obstetrician Gynaecologist	Paediatrician	Internist	Ophthalmologist	ENT	Oncologist	Dermatologist	Surgeon	Dentist	Psychiatrist	Other
EU Countries
BG	✓	✓							✓
CZ	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓
EE	✓			✓		✓	✓		✓	✓
HU	✓	✓		✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	pulmonologist
LT							✓(!)		✓	✓
PL	✓			✓		✓			✓
RO						✓			✓
SK	✓			✓						✓
SI	✓	✓
Non-EU Countries
HR	✓	✓
ME	✓	✓							✓	✓
RU	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓		✓(!)	✓(!)	✓	✓(!)

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