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 …

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

Background: Single-handed practice, a traditional model of general practice, has been an
important facet of primary care provision since before the establishment of the National …

The UK health care system is organised around independent medical practitioners who
work in community settings and act as gatekeepers for acute health interventions. Recent …

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 …

The Royal College of General Practitioners recently produced a profile of general medical
practices in the UK. 1 This stated that there are currently about 10 500 practices in the UK …

Primary care in Britain is set to change again from 1 April. England, Wales, and Scotland
have different sets of reforms, but general practitioners in all areas will soon be working …

Part time work has an ambivalent position in medicine. The high drop out rate of doctors has
provided a major economic incentive to allow more flexible working1-one survey found that …

Editor—I have read the definitions of general practice in the editorial by Heath et al with
interest but dissatisfaction. 1 None of them is succinct, and they tend to stay closely allied to …

Dumbiedykes, in Lothian, is an inner city council estate of 670 homes in Edinburgh. About
half of the residents are registered at the Mackenzie Medical Centre. We ascertained the …