Patients who usually consult the trainee in general practice.

Trainee expectations of general practice.

Characteristics of patients who consult their GP on their birthdays.

Patient participation in general practice: who participates?

A postal survey of 4066 men and women aged between 16 and 64 years was carried out in a general practice in Oxfordshire which had a patient participation group, established in 1972. The aim of the survey was to ascertain the knowledge and use of the group among adults aged 16-64 years. The adjusted response rate was 73%. Despite the length of the group's existence only 45% of these patients wer...

The profiles of adults who consult alternative health practitioners and/or general practitioners.

OBJECTIVE To compare the profiles of people visiting only a general practitioner (GP), those visiting only a practitioner of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), and those visiting both (GP&CAM). DESIGN A comparative total population health survey in central Norway (HUNT 2). SUBJECTS A total of 54,448 persons 20 years of age and over who answered questions about their use of health...

Educating the clinical trainer: professional gain for the trainee? A controlled intervention study in general practice

The aim of this study was to establish whether a 'teach-the-trainer' course leads to improvements in, firstly, the knowledge and attitude of clinical trainers and their trainees, and, secondly, the role model behaviour of the clinical trainers. A controlled intervention study was performed with GP trainers and GP trainees from four training institutes in the Netherlands. Clinical trainers in th...