Practice Matters: the Early Years of Modern General Practice within the NHS

by Andrew Willis

In the last few decades general practice has risen to the forefront of the NHS. Even politicians realise that! So how did it get here, forcing its way from the baggage train of the service to become its vanguard? It is by far the most common point of first contact for new and short term illness.. It is the hub of preventive medicine and the monitored care of continuing conditions. It is the primary custodian of all patients’ records.
This remarkable transition largely took place in the last quarter of the 20th century. It involved developing the best training scheme of any specialty, the construction of purpose designed buildings within local communities, the employment of a wide variety of clinicians And support staff within well managed Primary Care Teams, and the most rapid development and implementation of clinical computer systems anywhere in the NHS .
This book describes that evolution through the eyes of a GP who was there throughout that time.m and involved in many of the changes. Frequently amusing and personal, it is an authoritative account of the development of modern primary care.

434 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 18, 2017

About the author

Andrew Willis is Senior Lecturer in Media and Performance at the University of Salford.