title: Primary care. Take it from here.
abstract: Putting six advice workers into general practices for three hours a week over 10 months resulted in 500,000 Pounds being identified in benefits for patients. Many referrals came from GPs, but patients referred themselves in a fifth of cases. Patients welcomed the service and found it convenient. The co-operation of reception staff was vital.
authors.affiliation: School of Health Studies, Bradford University.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Greasley
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Small
mesh_terms: D018672:Community Health Planning; D003376:Counseling; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011203:Poverty / Q000208:ethnology*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012946:Social Welfare; D012947:Social Work / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology