title: One practice's review of its use of a general practitioner hospital.
abstract: For a period of six months a record was kept of every attendance at a general practitioner hospital by a patient from a four-partner practice with a list of 10,500 patients.During the six-month period one in 17 of the practice population was x-rayed; one in 50 attended the physiotherapy department, and the rate for general practitioner surgery consultations was one per person.I believe that in semi-rural North Yorkshire the general practitioner hospital has a continuing role to play and such a hospital can provide a better and more comprehensive service to patients, and give professional satisfaction and stimulation to the primary health care team.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004739:England; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012017:Referral and Consultation