malpractice insurance premiums, HIPAA compliance deadlines, ongoing reimbursement struggles and questions about the future of family medicine, the editors of Family Practice Management decided enough was enough. Determined to counter the tumultuous times, we issued a reader challenge – a call for big ideas that have energized and strengthened family physicians’ practices. One year later, we off...

Both the United States l -3 and the United Kingdom4,5 are in the midst of major restructurings of their health care systems to expand and create more central roles for primary care. These new approaches create valuable financial efficiencies and improve quality of care.6-13 In the United States extensive definition and planning for these changes has been ongoing for more than 2 decades, especia...

AMA Siyah Sangi M, Nabavi FH, Heidarian Miri H, Marvi Langari Abadi F. Enhancing family nursing practice: The effect of a supportive-educational programme on the practice, satisfaction and perceived support in intensive care unit. Family Medicine & Primary Care Review. 2023;25(2):121-127. doi:10.5114/fmpcr.2023.127678. APA Sangi, M., Nabavi, H., Miri, Langari, Abadi, (2023). Review, 25(2), 121-...

BACKGROUND The general practice (GP) workforce in England is in crisis, with declining morale and job satisfaction, increasing early retirement and declining interest in training to become a GP. We recently reported on factors that are influencing this, with appraisal and revalidation emerging as an unexpected finding; 28.6 % of GPs stating an intention to leave general practice within the next...

As a hospital doctor, I rarely write about general practice unless it’s to defend, celebrate, or support it. Primary care is the engine room of the NHS and underpins its equity, efficiency, and access. But it’s underfunded, understaffed, and overstretched by rising demand. I’m breaking my “no primary care columns” rule and asking where GPs themselves think that UK general practice should go nex...

that emphasize primary care have better health status among The book reviewed in this issue of the Journal [1] epitomizes their populations than specialist-dominated systems [12–14]. the state of the art of quality measurement in general practice. Most currently available disease-specific quality indicators Currently available quality indicators are based on a mix do not capture the added value...