Imperial College London
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PROFESSOR AZEEM MAJEED

Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health

Chair - Primary Care and Public Health & Head of Department
 
 
 
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Contact

 

+44 (0)20 7594 3368a.majeed Website

 
 
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Assistant

 

Ms Dorothea Cockerell +44 (0)20 7594 3368

 
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Location

 

Reynolds BuildingCharing Cross Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Razai:2022:10.1097/JAC.0000000000000410,
author = {Razai, MS and Majeed, A},
doi = {10.1097/JAC.0000000000000410},
journal = {Journal of Ambulatory Care Management},
pages = {135--139},
title = {General practice in England: the current crisis, opportunities, and challenges},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JAC.0000000000000410},
volume = {45},
year = {2022}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - General practice or family medicine has historically been lauded as the "jewel in the crown" of the English National Health Service (NHS) (M. Marshall, 2015). General practice, at the heart of primary care, has continued to contribute to the high ranking of the NHS in international comparisons (M. S. Razai & A. Majeed, 2021) and evidence from several decades of research has shown that general practice in the UK has improved the nation's health (Royal College of General Practitioners, 2013). Furthermore, it has provided equitable, cost-effective, and accessible care for all with the flexibility to adapt rapidly to a changing society and political climates, such as during the COVID-19 pandemic when there was rapid implementation of remote consultation models (Royal College of General Practitioners, 2013). However, this much-admired public sector service has recently come under unprecedented political and media spotlight instigated by the pressures of the current pandemic on the NHS (M. S. Razai & A. Majeed, 2021). This coupled with collapsing morale among general practitioners (GPs), a shrinking GP workforce, inexorable demands, increasing workload, and decreasing real-terms per capita funding have caused many to sound alarm on a general practice in "crisis" (C. Gerada, 2021). In this article, we describe the evolving nature of general practice and the current crisis, as well as potential solutions and opportunities going forward.
AU  - Razai,MS
AU  - Majeed,A
DO  - 10.1097/JAC.0000000000000410
EP  - 139
PY  - 2022///
SN  - 0148-9917
SP  - 135
TI  - General practice in England: the current crisis, opportunities, and challenges
T2  - Journal of Ambulatory Care Management
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JAC.0000000000000410
UR  - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35202030
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/101703
VL  - 45
ER  -
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