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Clinical Medicine, 2010 There have been considerable changes in the NHS, medical science and practice in the last 25 years. This article describes the developments in general practice over this period. The increase in the primary healthcare team members and the improved premises from which they now practise has revolutionised primary care.
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Situating general practice training in the general practice context [PDF]
British Journal of General Practice, 2012 Goldie and Morrison1 are right to emphasise the importance of the general practice context for postgraduate general practice training. In 1919 Sir James Mackenzie stated ‘the teacher of practical matters must be one who experiences what he teaches. We all recognise that the best teacher for one who wants to be a shoemaker is the man who is in the habit
John Goldie, Jill Morrison
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A generalization of the practical numbers [PDF]
International Journal of Number Theory, 2018 A positive integer [Formula: see text] is practical if every [Formula: see text] can be written as a sum of distinct divisors of [Formula: see text]. One can generalize the concept of practical numbers by applying an arithmetic function [Formula: see text] to each of the divisors of [Formula: see text] and asking whether all integers in a certain ...
Schwab, N., Thompson, L.
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The nature of general practice [PDF]
BMJ, 1996 Patients and doctors are actors in a play written by history, directed by culture, and produced by politics. Over recent years, the producer has become increasingly autocratic, ignoring the experience of the writer, the sensitivity of the director, and the expertise of the actors.
Iona Heath, Per Fugelli
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Generic alternatives in general practice. [PDF]
BMJ, 1984 Using a standard analysis of one month's prescribing in a general practice we showed a potential saving of 8.8% (pounds 883.22) of the net cost of ingredients through substituting exact generic alternatives. Our results confirm the possible reduction in cost of drugs to the National Health Service by the use of generic substitution as suggested in the ...
R J Anderson, P M Reilly
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Endoscopy in general practice [PDF]
BMJ, 1995 In its recently published report a working party of the British Society of Gastroenterology cautiously supported the development of endoscopy in primary care while emphasising that achieving high enough standards of training, equipment, staffing, and skill might be difficult in this setting.1 The report also pointed out that little consideration had ...
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General practice by smartphone
BMJ, 2019 GP at Hand risks destabilising care for patients with the greatest ...
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INNOVATING FOR GENERAL PRACTICE
Australasian Medical Journal, 2013 This editorial will consider the challenge of innovation for healthcare from three perspectives: the general practitioner (GP), the patient and the policy maker. The knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of each, respectively, are likely to affect the type of innovation adopted in practice. Each stakeholder has priorities and needs that must be reflected in
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General practice observed. Child abuse and general practice. [PDF]
BMJ, 1976 In a general practice of 9250 patients with 1841 children under 10 there were 12 cases of actual abuse during 1973-6. In March 1976 30 children were at risk. A preventive scheme was set up and the short-term outcome was good. There were no cases of serious abuse among the children at risk.
M. A. Lynch +2 more
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A national general practice census: characteristics of rural general practices [PDF]
Family Practice, 2001 Objectives. The aim of the present study was to describe, using a national census, the characteristics of rural general practices and compare these with city and town general practices. Methods. A previously piloted, anonymous but linked, questionnaire was issued to all GPs in Ireland.
Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse +2 more
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