TY - JOUR
T1 - General practitioners with special interests
T2 - Risk of a good thing becoming bad?
AU - Wilkinson, David
AU - Dick, Marie Louise B
AU - Askew, Deborah A.
PY - 2005/7/18
Y1 - 2005/7/18
N2 - • There is a long tradition of some general practitioners developing areas of special interest within their mainstream generalist practice. • General practice is now becoming increasingly fragmented, with core components being delivered as separate and standalone services (eg, travel medicine, skin cancer, women's health). • Although this fragmentation seems to meet a need for some patients and doctors, potential problems need careful consideration and response. These include loss of generalist skills among GPs, fewer practitioners working in less well-remunerated areas, such as nursing home visits, and issues related to standards of care and training.
AB - • There is a long tradition of some general practitioners developing areas of special interest within their mainstream generalist practice. • General practice is now becoming increasingly fragmented, with core components being delivered as separate and standalone services (eg, travel medicine, skin cancer, women's health). • Although this fragmentation seems to meet a need for some patients and doctors, potential problems need careful consideration and response. These include loss of generalist skills among GPs, fewer practitioners working in less well-remunerated areas, such as nursing home visits, and issues related to standards of care and training.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=23044465625&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Review article
C2 - 16022614
AN - SCOPUS:23044465625
VL - 183
SP - 84
EP - 86
JO - Medical Journal of Australia
JF - Medical Journal of Australia
SN - 1326-5377
IS - 2
ER -