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What is primary care? Part 2

Noreta Family Medicine

I enjoy seeing patients for all kinds of visits as well – mental health, physicals, GYN concerns, coughs/colds, etc. Knowing as much as I can about your habits helps me formulate a safe plan for your health. Is a General Physician (GP) the same as a Family Physician (FP)? You can tell me anything!

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

BMJ

It is interesting, however, that despite an overall reduction in dispensing and prescribing of medications and devices requiring face-to-face visits, the influenza vaccine was unaffected, and the pneumococcal vaccine experienced record prescribing towards the end of 2020.