title: Patients with dementia: the view from general practice in Grampian.
abstract: A postal survey of all General Practitioners (GPs) in Grampian was carried out in August 1993 to determine GPs' experience and views on patients in their practice with dementia. This was part of a needs assessment on dementia in Grampian. The survey found that GPs were concerned about services for their patients with dementia, and believed there were gaps in service provision. GPs believed it was possible to care for most dementia sufferers within the community provided key services were available. However, the information held at primary healthcare level on numbers of dementia sufferers was limited.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Medicine, Grampian Health Board, Aberdeen.
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Bisset
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: MacPherson
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003704:Dementia / Q000628:therapy*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D010821:Physicians, Family; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D012606:Scotland