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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

On average, twice as many patients have contact with GPs than with all specialists (in offices and/or outpatient clinics) combined. Because chronic diseases are largely managed in primary care and are therefore the GPs’ daily business: Patients with multimorbidity account for 78% of GP appointments (based on 100,000 UK patients).