%0 Journal Article %A J. O. Woods %A M. P. Patten %A H. M. Pyper %T Health centres assessed by patients %D 1974 %J The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners %P 23-27 %V 24 %N 138 %X This study consists of a postal questionnaire sent to patients attached to four practices in a health centre during the third year of operation after various exploratory studies and a series of group discussions. The study showed that about three out of four patients preferred health centre-practice to non health-centre practice. The appointment system as a cause of dissatisfaction with the health-centre concept is discussed. The doctor-patient relationship, privacy and confidentiality, and representation of patients on health-centre management committees were studied and are discussed. %U https://bjgp.org/content/bjgp/24/138/23.full.pdf