Remuneration of General Practitioners

Part-time women general practitioners--workload and remuneration.

A postal questionnaire survey was conducted comparing the workload and remuneration of part-time women principals in group practices in the Northern and Oxford regions. Part time was defined as receiving less than a full profit share at parity. Of 501 women principals 308 (62%) responded of whom 146 (47%) were part-time. Respondents were asked to record aspects of workload over a four-week peri...

Frequency of Burnout among General Practitioners of Kerman City, 2008

Background & Aims: Excessive stress in addition to causing physical and psychological problems in General Practitioners (GPs), can lead to decreased quality of patient care. This research aimed to find the frequency of burnout in general practitioners of Kerman city. Methods: This descriptive analytic study was carried out on 150 GPS in Kerman city in 2009. Data gathering was done by Maslach qu...

Persian medicine information needs of general practitioners in Isfahan city

Introduction: To improve the capabilities of general practitioners (GPs), who constitute an essential segment of the healthcare system in Iran, it is necessary to identify their information needs about Persian medicine. This survey-based study aimed primarily to determine the information needs of GPs in Isfahan city about Persian medicine, and secondarily to evaluate the assocaition between the...

Knowledge of Kerman General Practitioners about Tramadol in 2004

Background: Tramadol is an opioid analgesic indicated for the management of moderate and severe pains. Its side effects, in parts are due to the activation of µ receptors and in parts to increasing central catecholamine and serotonin levels. In the case of long administration, tramadol has a potential to cause dependency, tolerance and also drug abuse. After prohibition of injective diclofenac,...

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