Physician Self-disclosure in Primary Care Visits

Physician associates in primary care.

I am delighted to see this subject taking a prominent position in discussions on human resources for the NHS and in particular in primary care. It was back in 1981 that Ian FM Saint-Yves and I wrote about this subject.1–3 However at that time the reaction from the profession was mainly derided and considered unnecessary. I hope the observational studies continue to show GPs how effective this a...

Efficacy of Family Physician Program in Providing Primary Care in Talesh, Iran

Background The healthcare providers are always seeking improvements in the health care delivery system in order to achieve better results. Objective This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of Family Physician Program (FPP) in providing primary care in Talesh, Iran. Methods This is a cross-sectional study conducted on 50 physicians working in Talesh city as family physician in 2020, and 384 p...

The evolving primary care physician.

n engl j med 366;20 nejm.org may 17, 2012 1849 more widely available and reducing the national price tag, it’s hard to say how primary care physicians will fit into the delivery models that emerge. Will they be increasingly replaced by nurse practitioners and physician assistants? Will they become partners or leaders on multidisciplinary teams, spending more time supervising others and less int...

Primary care visits and health policy.

The article by Noralou Roos and colleagues (page 777) carries an important policy message and, in doing so, provides a mini “primer” on the importance of several characteristics of primary care. The authors analyse the determinants of frequency of visiting primary care physicians and its consistency over 2 years. They find that most people with a common primary care problem (hypertension) make ...

Managing Physician Panels in Primary Care