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Developing an intervention to assist older patients communication with their GP practice after discharge from hospital [Community based participatory research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Hospitals write discharge summaries to family medicine providers. Objective The GP-MATE study has built a new intervention for family medicine and patients/carers through co-design. Objective The GP-MATE study has built a new intervention for family medicine and patients/carers through co-design.

GP 130
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Didn’t Match into Residency.What are Some of my Options?

Aspiring Minority Doctor

While having these things can make life a bit easier and provide you with more practice options, they are not an absolute necessity. The umbrella of protection that residency provides is no longer available, and you have to be able to make quick decisions on your feet and balance a large number of patients in a given shift.

GP 52
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Analysis of primary care prescription trends in England during the COVID-19 pandemic compared against a predictive model

BMJ

In the United Kingdom (UK), primary care practitioners are the first-line clinicians which most patients encounter, providing initial assessment and treatment of a wide variety of conditions. Over one billion prescriptions per year are signed in the UK by these general practitioners (GPs) in primary care.