General practice workload and certification of illness during a coalfield strike.

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of medicine, changed beyond recognition during these 100 years. As with all communities, the residents of Coalbrookdale needed doctors. The story explores the evolution of the discipline that we now recognise as general practice but which started from humble beginnings with apothecaries selling medicines to treat undiagnosed ailments. Their medical education initially involved an apprenticeship...

Telephone triage of acute illness by a practice nurse in general practice: outcomes of care.

BACKGROUND Telephone working is an increasingly important way of managing general practice workload, particularly out of hours. The role of telephone triage, however, in managing acute consultations during the day has not been adequately researched. AIM To determine the impact of telephone triage, conducted by a practice nurse, on the management of same day consultations in a general practice...

Electronic fit notes: sickness certification in the new decade.

Travel Illness and the Family Practitioner: A Retrospective Assessment of Travel-Induced Illness in General Practice and the Effect of a Travel Illness Clinic.

As the recognition of the discipline of Travel Medicine grows with increased international travel, an examination of both the value of pretravel advice as well as the general practitioner's role in preparation for, care during, and diagnosis and treatment after travel is necessary. This study was conducted to determine the incidence of travel-related illness in a typical urban population in Sco...

Physician Sickness Certification Practice focusing on views and barriers among general practitioners and orthopaedic surgeons

Physician Sickness Certification Practice focusing on views and barriers among general practitioners and orthopaedic surgeons