title: Initiation and evaluation of a pilot scheme for minor surgery in general practice.
abstract: This study evaluated minor surgery in seven general practices in Stockport during the last six months of 1988. Information was collected from general practitioners followed by a survey on patient and doctor satisfaction with the scheme. A total of 361 minor surgery procedures were undertaken with no serious consequences of intervention; the post-operative infection rate was less than 1%. Financial implications were identified, including the effect on the District histology services. The results suggest high doctor/patient satisfaction rates, and support the hypothesis that minor surgery in general practice presents a practical alternative to hospital provision.
authors.affiliation: Stockport Family Health Services Authority, SK7 5AB.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Godfrey
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Watkiss
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schnieden
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003258:Consumer Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004739:England; D005194:Family Practice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013222:State Medicine; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires