general practice

noun

1. family practice.

Word History and Origins

Origin of general practice¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

The Institute of General Practice Management, which represents GP practice managers, has estimated the rise will cost the average surgery about £20,000 more a year.

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The Institute of General Practice Management, which represents GP practice managers, has estimated that the rise will put up the tax bill of the average surgery by around £20,000 a year.

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General Practice has been feeling that heat for some time and the flames are likely to get higher.

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General Practice has said their funding has been cut and practices have closed which social care remains the poor relation.

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It means for every permanent GP there are more than 2,300 patients - a jump of nearly 350 since 2015, helping explain why access to general practice has been worsening and patient satisfaction declining.

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