Policy and Place: General Medical Practice in the UK

General practice as developed in the UK National Health Service has few parallels. Moreover, it has been the subject of substantial reform over the past decade.
This book synthesises and presents recent research and policy development in the NHS, focusing particularly on general practice and primary care. From a health policy context, it assesses the diverse impacts of health care reforms on general practice and examines the future challenges facing primary health care in a dynamic policy environment.