Objectives: To determine whether there are important differences in performance between
group practices and singlehanded general practitioners and the extent to which any …

Do singlehanded general practices have a future in the United Kingdom's NHS?
Singlehanded practices—those that have only one principal doctor with a contract with their …

Background. The practice setting is, next to the GP and staff, an important determinant of the
quality of care. Differences between single-handed practices and group practices in practice …

OBJECTIVES--To examine the concerns of singlehanded general practitioners working in
an inner London area and to compare the views of general practitioners in partnerships …

Objectives: To assess variation in the quality of care in general practice and identify factors
associated with high quality care. Design: Observational study. Setting: Stratified random …

Objective: To investigate the changes in the structure and service provision of general
practice in areas with different socioeconomic characteristics. Design: Interview survey; …

British primary care is said to be the envy of the world. The spirit of experimentation
anchored to a sound foundation of care led by general practitioners provides other countries …

Objective: To assess patients9 satisfaction with out of hours care by a general practice
cooperative compared with that by a deputising service. Design: Postal questionnaire …

General practitioners are increasingly working together in cooperatives to provide out of
hours care. What might be the reasons for this development, and how satisfied are doctors …

Objective: To evaluate an out of hours cooperative of general practitioners compared with a
deputising service. Design: Observational study of two services in overlapping geographical …