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Use of tests in UK primary care
Diverse roles in UK primary care affect use of tests
BMJ 2019; 364 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l170 (Published 15 January 2019) Cite this as: BMJ 2019;364:l170
- Linus U Onah, general practitioner
- Ivel Medical Centre, Biggleswade SG18 0RA, UK
- l.onah{at}nhs.net
O’Sullivan and colleagues report on the temporal trends of test use in UK primary care,1 but they focus almost exclusively on general practitioners as if they are synonymous with primary care. This is a common mistake, brought into sharper focus by the rapidly changing composition of the general practice workforce.
As at June 2018, there were 27 396 full time equivalent …
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