General Practitioners Flashcards
Design a career to suit you
- Develop a flexible career around needs of patients and personal life
- Work in a range of practice and community settings
- Work in favourite industries
Be an expert in patients
- Diagnose a wide range of complex conditions, quickly and compassionately
- Play the role of detective as you diagnose accurately
- Change the lives of patients as you develop an understanding of people and diversity within the community
Thrive as a member of Team GP
- Work together in multi-skilled teams
- Teach new generation of doctors
Improve healthcare for your patients
- New roles as patients increasing move out of hospitals into the communities
- Lead at the forefront of the improvements in healthcare
- Research and development opportunity
Put patients at the heart of anything you do
- Treat the patient as a whole looking at the physical, social and psychological aspects of a patients well being throughout their lives
- See patients in a variety of setting
GP what do they do
Treat all common medical conditions and refer patients to hospitals and other medical services for urgent and specialist treatment. Treatment is done holistically.
GP’s are the first…
Point of contact for anyone with physical or mental health problems.
What percentage of a doctors consulting can now be done over the phone
40% as it is more convenient for both the patient and the doctor.
GPs are trained to spot
Red flag symptoms which might indicate serious problems that need to be investigated.
Preventative measures are important part of a GPs job in groups like:
- Child immunisations
- Smoking cessations
- Life advice
GP with special interests
Specialised in certain areas such as diabetes.
