Medical practice variation: public reporting a first necessary step to spark change

Geocoding: a Necessary First Step

the 1950s, are a common tool for transportation planning. While these surveys are designed for the purpose of developing input for the travel forecasting process, the resulting data often end up being used for a wide range of planning and research activities. Stopher and Metcalf ’s survey of 55 recent travel surveys found that most took the form of a travel diary.1 While these diaries ranged co...

General practice to family practice: a necessary change.

much needed curricular and infrastructural changes in our medical education system. He states that the overall objective of MBBS is to produce a general type physician. We, however, opine that this notion merits reconsideration. It is time to challenge the traditional concept of health care delivery based on general physicians without postgraduate training. The poor community orientation and ne...

Managing change in general practice: a step by step guide.

B.J 1992;304:231-4 Over the past five years general practitioners have been challenged by proposals from both the government and the Royal College of General Practitioners to fundamentally change the administrative structure and day to day running of general practice.`'Changes range from individual practice based innovations, such as developing structured surveillance for chronic disorders and ...

Medical practice in a public school.

Welcome to the first issue of Public Health Research & Practice.