RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 General practice
JF Clinical Medicine
JO Clin Med
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP 600
OP 604
DO 10.7861/clinmedicine.10-6-600
VO 10
IS 6
A1 Rodger Charlton
YR 2010
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/10/6/600.abstract
AB 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. Issues of considerable influence have been the movement of care once provided in hospitals into primary care, the use of computers, new technologies, enhanced training, changes in the demographics of the workforce, the hours general practitioners work and commissioning.