{"product_id":"practice-matters-the-early-years-of-modern-general-practice-within-the-nhs-paperback","title":"Practice Matters: The Early Years of Modern General Practice within the NHS - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Willis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat has gone wrong with the NHS, and in particular with general practice? Why can't we get an appointment to see our GP? And who is our GP, anyway?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe UK National Health Service is always in crisis, yet it has been shown, time and time again, that the public value it more highly than anything else in British society. Now things seem worse than ever. Why? And in particular, what has gone wrong with general practice?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt may come as a surprise that general practice has in many ways become a victim of its own success. Put simply, the scope of its work has outgrown the resources available for delivering those services. Patients are fed up, and staff are worn out, demoralised and leaving the service. Practice Matters explains how this situation came about?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween 1974 and 2006 UK general practice underwent an astonishing evolution, moving from the baggage train of the NHS to become its vital, influential spearhead. The book explains how and why these changes came about. It is the first such account written by a GP whose career spanned that time, and who writes in detail of his own experience of those dramatic advances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaced with anecdotes that range from the farcically funny to profoundly sad, the book is part personal memoir, part an outline of the service's history, and part a description of change: of political intrigue, innovations in buildings, staff and technology, and of the pioneering, individual initiatives that led to the development of modern general practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe various parts of the book combine to offer a broad picture of just how general practice has become so important and influential within the NHS. But it also goes on, to draw conclusions and offer ideas about how the service could be developed to make the best use of the resources available to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnyone wanting the NHS to prosper needs to know more about it in order to argue for its preservation and development. \u003cem\u003ePractice Matters\u003c\/em\u003e will help that process. And those outside the NHS, whether in the UK or abroad, that take an interest in the past, present and future of the NHS will also find this unique book of interest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 364\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 14, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43154940362815,"sku":"9780995655515","price":29.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/0T52NxoZ-89780995655515.webp?v=1776960776","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/practice-matters-the-early-years-of-modern-general-practice-within-the-nhs-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}