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Review
. 2005 Nov 19;331(7526):1199-201.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7526.1199.

What do patients and the public want from primary care?

Angela Coulter  1
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Review

What do patients and the public want from primary care?

Angela Coulter. BMJ. .

Abstract

The government hopes that getting patients' views on their priorities for primary care will ensure support for its plans. It is likely to find patients care more about quality of care than structural or financial reform

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National Citizens summit organised to get patients' views on health care Credit: dh
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