Primary Care Groups and geriatric medicine

2000 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Peter Crome ◽  
Simon Hill
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Geriatric Medicine ◽  
Clinical Excellence ◽  
White Paper ◽  
Care Group ◽  
Health Improvement ◽  
Benjamin Franklin ◽  
National Service ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Care Groups

EditorialIt was Benjamin Franklin who wrote that the only two things that one can be certain of in life are death and taxes. Those of us working in the health service in the United Kingdom would probably want to add change as the third certainty. No one was surprised, therefore, when New Labour, in their first White Paper on health, introduced us to a vocabulary of reforms with their now widely-used initials and acronym. These included HIPs (health improvement programmes), NSFs (national service frameworks), NICE (National Institute for Clinical Excellence), CHI (Commission for Health Improvement) and, to replace fund-holding, a new organization for general practice, the PCG or Primary Care Group.

scholarly journals Career Regret Among Physician Assistants: A Comparative Survey of Primary and Specialty Care Careers

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Talia Sierra ◽  
Jennifer Forbes ◽  
Michael Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Career Path ◽  
Physician Assistants ◽  
Student Loan ◽  
Care Physician ◽  
Specialty Care ◽  
Care Group ◽  
Care Groups ◽  
Comparative Survey

Purpose: This study investigated if career regret varies among physician assistants (PAs) practicing in primary and specialty care fields. This information may assist practicing and aspiring physician assistants when selecting or changing their career path. Methods: A survey was emailed to 5,000 primary and specialty care physician assistants. Items indicating career regret were compared between primary and specialty care groups. Results: Eight hundred and thrity-four (16.7%) completed surveys were received back. Career regret is similar between primary and specialty care physician assistants, with low reports from both groups. No statistical significance was found between primary care and specialty care groups with regards to career regret or student loan debt. The primary care group noted a less sustainable work/ life balance and higher perceived burnout. Specialty care physician assistants reported higher annual gross income. Regret and disappointment correlated highly with burnout. Conclusions: Physician assistants and prospective physician assistants should carefully consider their career path as regret and disappointment correlated highly with burnout.

Primary Care Groups In The United Kingdom: Quality And Accountability

2001 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 132-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew B. Bindman ◽  
Jonathan P. Weiner ◽  
Azeem Majeed
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Care Groups

Some National Service Frameworks are more equal than others: Implementing clinical governance for mental health in primary care groups and trusts

2002 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Rogers ◽  
Stephen Campbell ◽  
Linda Gask ◽  
Rod Sheaff ◽  
Martin Marshall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Clinical Governance ◽  
National Service ◽  
Care Groups
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