The Challenge for Primary Care (Electronic book text)

The Challenge for Primary Care analyses the current and future directions of primary care in the United Kingdom, and the challenge that it poses for the country's health and welfare systems.Primary care is an area of the Health Service to which we all have direct access and includes general practice, community pharmacy, community opticians, dentistry and community nursing. This is an essential introduction for newly-qualified professionals and for those working for the first time in primary care. It also provides readers at all levels with a thorough understanding of their working environment and the information essential to stimulate their own professional development.All members of the primary care team will find this book invaluable.