RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 General practitioners with a special clinical interest: a model for improving respiratory disease management.
JF British Journal of General Practice
JO Br J Gen Pract
FD British Journal of General Practice
SP 838
OP 843
VO 52
IS 483
A1 Siân Williams
A1 Dermot Ryan
A1 David Price
A1 Carol Langley
A1 Monica Fletcher
A1 Paul Everden
YR 2002
UL http://bjgp.org/content/52/483/838.abstract
AB Health care technology is continuously moving forward with great advances in all fields of medicine. The way in which health care is delivered has been stuck in a primary care/secondary care model, which is failing to meet patients' needs. Existing structures are inefficient because they do not maximise use of skills. A new way of delivering services is proposed using an intermediate level specialist--a general practitioner with a special clinical interest (GPSCI), to increase access at a location close to the patient while giving support to the wider primary health community. We explore how the role of GPSCI might work using the field of respiratory medicine as an exemplar. The concept is transferable to other therapeutic areas.