general practice

American  

noun

1. family practice.

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Etymology

Origin of general practice

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

"The government has merely increased the potential for patient safety issues to arise," Dr David Wrigley, the deputy chair of the BMA's General Practice Committee for England, said.

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"There are tools that can be used in general practice that will help document a consultation between a nurse and a patient," she said.

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Dr Chris Williams also said that Swinney's promise to provide an additional one million appointments in a year was "not that large", compared to the current level of general practice activity.

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In 2007, a paper in the British Medical Journal, based on a study by the University of Bristol, claimed walk-in services did not have a "meaningful impact on the demand for general practice".

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Though Dr Williams said he was keen to understand how the plans would work, he said the best way to give patients timely access to quality care was by giving more funding and resources to general practice.

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