The series of articles in the British Journal of General Practice have provoked some thought, for me, concerning the imminent introduction of Advanced Access to our practice. We were among the practices recruited to the National Primary Care Collaborative (NPCC) first wave. During the last 3 years we have been developing other aspects of our practice. In particular, the infrastructure, which in...

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BACKGROUND The remuneration system of General Practitioners (GPs) has changed in several countries in the past decade. The aim of our study was: to establish the effect of these changes on the revenues and income of GPs in the first decade of the 21st century. METHODS Annual GP revenue and practice costs were collected from national institutes in the eight countries included in our study (Bel...

(JIC) was formed to harness the enthusiasm of early career GPs (Associates in Training [AiTs] and First5 ® GPs) for international health activities. The aim is to promote a global approach to primary care to better prepare a new generation for delivering general practice in an increasingly multicultural and interconnected world. The JIC is a subcommittee of the RCGP International Committee, wor...

BACKGROUND The objective is to compare the performance of the MHI-5 and GHQ-12, both measures of general mental health. Therefore, we studied the relationship of the GHQ-12 and MHI-5 with sociodemographic characteristics, self-reported visits to general practice and mental health care, and with diagnoses made by the general practitioner. METHODS Data were used from the Second Dutch National S...

In the past 30 years Denmark has experienced immigration from non-Western countries, but little is known about immigrants' use of health care. The purpose of this study was to compare and quantify the contact patterns with general practice and casualty departments of immigrants of non-Western origin and non-immigrants in Copenhagen City, Denmark. Descriptive register-based study including 2,041...

purpose: to examine and compare the prevalence of different types of mental disorders among the administrative staff and warders of the central prison of sistan and baluchestan. materials and methods: the study population included all employees of zahedan general office of prisons. the sample consisted of 100 employees, of whom fifty individuals worked in various administrative units of zahedan...

the world health organization quality of life-bref (whoqol-bref) has generally been used for patients, few studies in migrants who move from rural to urban within one country. many studies asserted that social isolation presents a risk to individual health. poor social networks are associated with worse qol. this study examined health-related quality of life (hrqol) and social support in new-ge...

  Background: The lack of satisfaction and balance between the workload and abilities and limitations of individuals in various occupations may influence their general health. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of workload and job satisfaction on the general health of industrial workers.   Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional and correlational study on 2...