In 1976, a group practice in South Oxfordshire established a counselling service. The counsellor
is available in the health centre for three half-day sessions per week, and we describe a …

New criteria for approving practices for training general practitioners have been accepted
by the Oxford regional postgraduate subcommittee for general practice. These criteria cover …

The need for integration of community medical workers has been stressed in recent years,
and the necessity for a team approach has become obvious. In a recent survey Lisbeth …

During the 1970s and 1980s, vocational training for general practice developed from
experimental beginnings to become established nationwide. Committees were set up nationally …

A residential course for 21 general-practitioner vocational trainees and student health visitors
is described. The aim was to introduce the two groups of trainee professionals to each …

This is the second paper of three on criteria for approval of trainers of general practitioners
drawn up for the Oxford region. This paper describes assessment of trainers and training …

Many people now feel that familydoctors should take a more positive interest in community
health, and one way of realizing this is health education. There are few accounts of such work …

Considerably more time for training has been made available by trainers in the Oxford region
since July 1976, with regular tutorials being held in all training practices. However, in spite …

… John Fry's figures2 suggest that the average general practitioner (whoever he may be) will
have getting on for 100 persons consulting in any one year for high blood pressure, another …

The first linked hospital and general-practice appointments started in Inverness in 1952.
Further appointments began in the Wessex region in 1960 administered under the auspices of …