The role of the general practitioner in health promotion in the UK: the case of coronary heart disease prevention.
This paper examines the approach taken to health promotion and disease prevention in primary care in the UK, using coronary heart disease prevention (CHD) as an illustration. The paper considers the approach taken by the UK's government, the level of involvement of general practitioners (GP) and community nurses in CHD prevention, the factors that influence variation in involvement and the evidence for effectiveness.
Calnan
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Centre for Health Services Studies, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.
D003152:Community Health Nursing; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005194:Family Practice; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D010819:Physician's Role; D006113:United Kingdom