TY - JOUR T1 - The need for health care — a pilot survey with general practice JF - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners JO - J R Coll Gen Pract SP - 489 LP - 493 VL - 29 IS - 205 AU - C. D. L. Lycett AU - J. S. A. Ashley AU - R. O. Calver Y1 - 1979/08/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/29/205/489.abstract N2 - A feasibility study was carried out in two places in Wiltshire of a method of ascertaining the morbidity of the population. Traditional medical history taking and examination of the individuals were completed in a random sample of the population, of whom 89 per cent were contacted. The method appears feasible for a survey of sufficient size to measure morbidity and the study gave useful preliminary indications of unmet health care need. The cost of such a larger survey would be small in relation to the sums involved in health care planning. ER -