New contract for general practitioners

Stress and the new contract for general practitioners

The impact of a major organizational change on general practitioners in the UK was assessed using a postal questionnaire during July-August 1990. The results were compared with those obtained in a previous survey in November 1987. A total of 917 (61 per cent response rate) general practitioners completed the questionnaire measuring aspects of the job causing stress, job satisfaction and mental ...

Management of chronic heart failure: perceived needs of general practitioners in light of the new general medical services contract.

BACKGROUND Despite the existence of several chronic heart failure (CHF) guidelines the treatment of patients with CHF is suboptimal. The new general medical services (GMS) contract in primary care has only three specific performance indicators for patients with left ventricular dysfunction. The aim of this current questionnaire survey was to assess the views of general practitioners (GPs) on CH...

Leadership and management curriculum planning for Iranian general practitioners

Introduction: Leadership and management are two expected featuresand competencies for general practitioners (GPs). The purpose of thisstudy was leadership and management curriculum planning for GPswhich was performed based on Kern’s curriculum planning cycle.Methods: This study was conducted in 2011-2012 in Iran using anexplanatory mixed-methods approach. It was conducted throughan initial qual...

Changes in general practice organization: survey of general practitioners' views on the 1990 contract and fundholding.

BACKGROUND General practitioners' views on two major changes in the organization of general practice--the 1990 contract for general practitioners and fundholding, introduced in 1991--have not been researched in any great detail. AIM A study in 1993 sought to investigate the views of general practitioners from group practices and of single-handed general practitioners, in family health service...

The new contract: renaissance or requiem for general practice?