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| Title |
Distilling the essence of general practice: a learning journey in progress
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| Published in |
British Journal of General Practice, May 2009
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| DOI | 10.3399/bjgp09x420626 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
John C M Gillies, Stewart W Mercer, Andrew Lyon, Mairi Scott, Graham C M Watt |
| Abstract |
Over the past 5 years, general practice in the UK has undergone major change. Starting with the introduction of the new GMS contract in 2004, it has continued apace with the establishment of Postgraduate Medical Education Training Board, a GP training curriculum, and nMRCGP. The NHS is developing very differently in the four countries of the UK. Regulation of the profession is under review, and a system of relicensing, recertification, and revalidation is being introduced. The Essence project, initiated by RCGP Scotland in conjunction with International Futures Forum 4 years ago is a constructive response to these changes. It has included learning journeys, a discussion day for GPs, and commissioned short pieces of 100 words from GPs and patients. From an analysis of these, some characteristics of the essence of general practice have been defined. These include key roles and core personal qualities for GPs. It is argued that general practice has important and unique advantages - trust, coordination, continuity, flexibility, universal coverage, and leadership - which mean that it should continue to be central to the development of primary care throughout the UK. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 27 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 13 | 48% |
| South Africa | 2 | 7% |
| Canada | 2 | 7% |
| Portugal | 1 | 4% |
| Kuwait | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 8 | 30% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 16 | 59% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 6 | 22% |
| Scientists | 4 | 15% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 64 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 5% |
| Ireland | 1 | 2% |
| Qatar | 1 | 2% |
| Australia | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 58 | 91% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Postgraduate | 12 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 14% |
| Researcher | 7 | 11% |
| Other | 6 | 9% |
| Lecturer | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 16 | 25% |
| Unknown | 10 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 37 | 58% |
| Social Sciences | 6 | 9% |
| Psychology | 5 | 8% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 2% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 3 | 5% |
| Unknown | 11 | 17% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 21. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 23 January 2021.
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#777
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#4,482
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#4
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