RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 A comparison of general practice in Britain and Ireland JF The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners JO J R Coll Gen Pract FD British Journal of General Practice SP 271 OP 274 VO 27 IS 178 A1 J. S. Mccormick A1 Shane P. A. Allwright YR 1977 UL http://bjgp.org/content/27/178/271.abstract AB The work patterns of general practitioners in the British NHS and in the General Medical Services Scheme in the Republic of Ireland are compared. Doctors in the Republic have higher consultation and domiciliary visiting rates. These differences are not explainable in terms of the different age/sex structures of the populations under care.