title: Primary care--opportunities and threats. Developing professional knowledge: making primary care education and research more relevant.
abstract: The trio of recent government white papers heralds a new world for primary care. Many changes in the education of future primary health care professionals and in the research ethos of the discipline will be needed to realise this vision. New skills and attitudes, not least in multidisciplinary working; lifelong learning; and greater understanding of and participation in primary care research will have to emerge from educational efforts in the next few years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Primary Health Care, Medical School, Newcastle University.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pearson
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D018166:Health Care Reform; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D011364:Professional Practice; D012106:Research; D012109:Research Support as Topic; D006113:United Kingdom