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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
321
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-3-22
pubmed:abstractText
More than half the general practitioners in the north of England, and all the health visitors, were sent questionnaires about the primary health care of children. Eighty per cent of general practitioners responded. Their qualifications and experience in paediatrics were poor, although this was less true for younger practitioners. The doctors differed widely in their management of hypothetical clinical problems, possibly owing to this lack of training. Health visitors were thought to have an important role in developmental screening within the primary health care team, but the teamwork itself seemed weak. Although 83% of general practitioners considered developmental screening should be primarily the responsibility of the primary health care team, 31% of practices did not do it and had no plans to start. Rather more than half of the doctors in these non-screening practices would accept a clinical medical officer to screen their patients on their premises. Suggestions are made for ways of encouraging general practitioners to carry out developmental screening.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0035-8797
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
39
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
138-41
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Is paediatrics safe in general practitioners' hands? A study in the north of England.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't