Tuesday 2 August 2016

GPs should be a gateway to social care and support services

GPs should be a gateway to social care and support services Report champions greater emphasis on community-based support, social prescriptions and prevention

The main role of GPs has always been treating common medical conditions and referring patients to hospitals or other services for urgent and specialist treatment.

But gradually the role of GPs and primary care teams are changing. Driven by the integration agenda – which seeks a greater level of collaboration across frontline services – but also by the changing nature of the population’s health needs and rising demand on the NHS, new kinds of primary care services are being established. Continue reading... The Guardian

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