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The proportion of patients in England waiting longer than seven days to see a GP rose from 12.8% in 2012 to 20% in 2017. [85] There were 307 million GP appointments, about a million each working day, with more on Mondays, in the year from November 2017. 40% got a same-day appointment. 2.8 million patients, 10.3%, in October 2018, compared to 9.4% in November 2017, did not see the doctor until at least 21 days after they had booked their appointment, and 1.4 million waited for more than 28 days. More than a million people each month failed to turn up for their appointment. [86]
Finley, Caitlin R.; Chan, Derek S.; Garrison, Scott; Korownyk, Christina; Kolber, Michael R.; Campbell, Sandra; Eurich, Dean T.; Lindblad, Adrienne J.; Vandermeer, Ben; Allan, G. Michael (November 2018). "What are the most common conditions in primary care?". Canadian Family Physician. 64 (11): 832–840. ISSN 0008-350X. PMC 6234945. PMID 30429181. Letters to the Editor. Maximum words: 1500; Maximum references: 20. Please use section headers in the letter to describe key concepts.Letters to the editor are of two types: 1) commentary are a recent paper published in Family Practice or 2) Commentary on significant and timely issues facing primary care practice and research. Family Practicedoes not accept research letters.
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More patients waiting longer than a week for GP appointments". Guardian. 6 July 2017 . Retrieved 7 July 2017. Three possible models of how family physicians will practise their specialty in India might evolve, namely (1) private practice, (2) practising at primary care clinics/hospitals, (3) practising as consultants at secondary/tertiary care hospitals.
All papers published in Family Practice are subject to peer review. Papers that are outside the scope of the journal, that do not comply with the guidelines below or are otherwise judged to be unsuitable by the editor will be rejected without peer review. We aim to send appropriate papers to at least two independent referees for evaluation. Authors are encouraged to suggest reviewers of international standing. Referees advise on the originality and scientific merit of the paper; the Associate Editor, with advice from the Editor in Chief and editorial board, decides on publication. Electronic submission Nesbitt TS (Jan–Feb 2002). "Obstetrics in family medicine: can it survive?" (PDF). The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice. 15 (1): 77–9. PMID 11841145. [ permanent dead link] There may becircumstances when reporting authors wish to refer to the BMJ guidelines on patient consent to publication,and also the sample content for a patient consent form. Conflict of InterestThe Medical Council of India permits accredited medical colleges (medical schools) to conduct a similar residency programme in family medicine. On successful completion of three-year residency, candidates are awarded Doctor of Medicine (Family Medicine). [100] [101] A few of the AIIMS institutes have also started a course called MD in community and family medicine in recent years. Even though there is an acute shortage of qualified family physicians in India, further progress has been slow. [ citation needed] Many family doctors provide care to underserved populations in areas where there are limited community resources and high levels of illiteracy and poverty. What Does a Family Practice Doctor Do? Irving G, Neves AL, Dambha-Miller H, Oishi A, Tagashira H, Verho A, Holden J (November 2017). "International variations in primary care physician consultation time: a systematic review of 67 countries". BMJ Open. 7 (10): e017902. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017902. PMC 5695512. PMID 29118053.
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