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Will the future GP remain a personal doctor?

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  • 1Eli Lilly National Clinical Audit Centre, Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Leicester.

The British Journal of General Practice : the Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
|February 17, 1998
PubMed
Summary

General practice has expanded services and staff, but this risks eroding personal patient care. Revisions in organization and support are needed to balance comprehensive services with personalized primary health care.

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Area of Science:

  • Primary Health Care
  • General Practice Evolution

Background:

  • General practice has transformed over 30 years, offering diverse services and purchasing secondary care.
  • Increased staff and organizational complexity characterize modern general practices.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the evolution of general practice and its impact on personal care.
  • To identify strategies for maintaining personal care within evolving primary health care models.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of changes in general practice structure and service provision over three decades.
  • Review of patient preferences regarding practice size and personal list systems.

Main Results:

  • General practices now offer a broad spectrum of reactive, anticipatory, and preventive services.
  • Despite organizational growth, patients favor smaller practices and personal care continuity.
  • A potential erosion of the personal care aspect of general practice has been identified.

Conclusions:

  • The evolution of general practice necessitates organizational and support adjustments.
  • Revisions are crucial to sustain personal care delivery alongside comprehensive community services.

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