Evolving general practice consultation in Britain: issues of length and context

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George K Freeman et al. BMJ. 2002.

. 2002 Apr 13;324(7342):880-2.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.324.7342.880.

¹ Centre for Primary Care and Social Medicine, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London W6 8RP. g.freeman@ic.ac.uk

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Evolving general practice consultation in Britain. Increasing consultation time may not be straightforward.
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Evolving general practice consultation in Britain. Longer consultations might necessitate redeployment of pharmacists.
Zermansky AG, Raynor DK, Petty D, Freemantle N. Zermansky AG, et al. BMJ. 2002 Jul 13;325(7355):104. BMJ. 2002. PMID: 12125688 No abstract available.
Length of consultations. Contract needs to enable doctors to offer first class care.
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Length of consultations. Time and stress are limiting holistic care in Scotland.
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