The Challenge for Primary Care

Primary care might not be the sexiest part of the NHS, but it is essential if the health service is to function effectively. Each day over 95% of the contacts that patients make with the NHS take place in primary care. Most of these are dealt with without any input from the hospital sector. Primary care services are cost effective, most of them are of high quality, and we know that patients rate them highly. Why then do so many frontline primary care professionals feel demoralised and fearful …