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Oxford Handbook of General Practice, 2nd Edition

Chapter 1 - General Practice

Page 8 International Directory of Medical Regulatory Authorities: Lists worldwide medical regulatory bodies and contact details.
Page 8 World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA): Includes a list of member organizations and contact details.
Page 8 European Union of Family Doctors: Gives overview of different healthcare systems in member states and contacts for member organizations.
Page 8 Medical Association of South East Asian Nations (MASEAN): Contains contact details for medical associations in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Page 8 Australian Medical Council
Page 8 Australian Medical Association
Page 8 Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Page 8 Medical Council of Canada
Page 8 Canadian Medical Association
Page 8 College of Family Physicians of Canada
Page 8 Medical Council of Hong Kong
Page 8 Hong Kong Medical Association
Page 8 Hong Kong College of Family Physicians
Page 8 Medical Council of India
Page 8 Indian Medical Association (and IMA College of GPs)
Page 9 Irish Medical Council
Page 9 Irish Medical Organization
Page 9 The Irish College of General Practitioners
Page 9 Medical Council of New Zealand
Page 9 New Zealand Medical Association
Page 9 Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners
Page 9 Pakistan Medical and Dental Council
Page 9 Pakistan Medical Association
Page 9 Singapore Medical Council
Page 9 Singapore Medical Association
Page 9 College of Family Physicians Singapore
Page 9 Health Professions Council of South Africa
Page 9 South African Medical Association
Page 9 South African College of Family Practice/Primary Care
Page 9 Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)
Page 9 American Medical Association (AMA)
Page 9 Federation of State Medical Boards
Page 9 American Board of Family Medicine
Page 9 American Academy of Family Physicians
Page 10 Footnote: 2 Reference: 1 RCGP: Good medical practice for GPs
Page 11 GMC/RCGP: Good medical practice for GPs
Page 11 GMC: Duties of a doctor
Page 12 www.modernnhs.nhs.uk
Page 12 DoH
Page 12 NHS in England
Page 14 NHS in Northern Ireland
Page 15 NHS in Scotland
Page 15 NHS in Wales
Page 17 DoH: The NHS contractors' companion. Part 1: commissioning and contracting
Page 17 NatPact: The Commissioning friend for PCOs
Page 18 BMA
Page 18 Healthcare Commission
Page 18 Patient and Public Involvment in Health
Page 19 GMC
Page 19 BMA
Page 19 JCPTGP
Page 20 BMA
Page 20 NASGP
Page 20 National Clinical Assessement Authority
Page 20 NICE
Page 20 NPSA
Page 20 Health Scotland
Page 21 NHS Quality Improvement Scotland
Page 21 RCGP
Page 22 Comité Permanent des Médecins Européens/Standing Committee of EU Doctors
Page 22 Commonwealth Medical Trust
Page 22 European Union (EU)
Page 22 International Committee of the Red Cross
Page 22 United Nations (UN)
Page 22 UN Programme on Ageing
Page 22 UN Disability Programme
Page 22 UN Drug Control Programme and Commission on Narcotic Drugs
Page 22 Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS
Page 22 UN Refugee Agency
Page 22 UN Childrens' Fund (UNICEF)
Page 22 World Food Programme
Page 22 World Health Organization (WHO)
Page 23 World Medical Association (WMA)
Page 25 RCOG
Page 25 Royal College of General Practitioners
Page 25 Joint Committee on Postgraduate Training for General Practice (JCPTGP)
Page 25 National Office for Summative Assessment
Page 27 Royal College of General Practitioners
Page 29 Phased evaluation project (PEP)
Page 30 NHS Appraisal Toolkit
Page 30 NHS Appraisal Toolkit
Page 31 GMC
Page 32 NatPact
Page 33 Forensic work
Page 33 Expert Witness Institute
Page 33 Medical Journalists Association
Page 33 Medicals for benefits: Nestor Disability Analysis
Page 33 Faculty of Occupational Medicine
Page 33 British Association of Sports and Exercise Medicine
Page 33 NSMI
Page 33 UK Association for Doctors in Sport
Page 33 International Health Exchange
Page 33 VSO
Page 35 DoH: The GMS contract
Page 35 BMA: The ‘Blue book’ and supporting documents
Page 39 DoH: The GMS contract
Page 41 DoH: The GMS contract
Page 41 BMA: The ‘Blue book’ and supporting documents
Page 41 Footnote: 1 Reference: 1 Improving Patient Questionnaire (IPQ)
Page 41 Footnote: 1 Reference: 2 General Practice Assessment Questionnaire (GPAQ)
Page 43 DoH
Page 49 BMA: Access to health records by patients
Page 49 GMC: Guidance on good practice—confidentiality
Page 53 DoH: The GMS contract
Page 53 NHS Direct
Page 57 Association of Medical Secretaries, Practice Administrators and Receptionists (AMSPAR)
Page 57 Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
Page 57 Royal College of Nursing
Page 57 Royal College of Midwives
Page 57 Community Practitioners' and Health Visitors' Association
Page 57 British Association of Social Workers
Page 58 BMA
Page 59 Complainant can refer the matter to the NHS Ombudsman
Page 61 DoH Guidance
Page 61 BMA: Consent toolkit. Available from
Page 61 GMC: Seeking patients' consent: The ethical considerations
Page 61 BMA/Law Society: Assessment of mental capacity: guidance for doctors and lawyers
Page 63 DoH: Confidentiality guidance
Page 63 BMA: Confidentiality and people under 16
Page 63 GMC: Guidance on good practice—confidentiality
Page 63 Data Protection Act
Page 65 RCGP
Page 65 BMA
Page 67 DoH
Page 67 Health service circular HSC 1999/018
Page 69 Department of Trade and Industry: Individual rights of employees: a guide for employers and employees (PL716 Rev 10).
Page 69 Disability Rights Commission
Page 69 Equal Opportunities Commission
Page 69 Commission for Racial Equality
Page 71 NHS estates primary care
Page 71 Health and Safety Executive
Page 75 DoH
Page 75 BMA
Page 75 Disability Discrimination
Page 75 Disability Rights Commission
Page 75 Equal Opportunities Commission
Page 75 Commission for Racial Equality
Page 76 EMIS
Page 76 GPASS (General Practice Administration System for Scotland)
Page 76 Healthy Software
Page 76 In Practice Systems Ltd (Vision)
Page 76 Microtest (Practice Manager)
Page 76 Protechnic Exeter (Profiles)
Page 76 Torex Meditel (Ganymede)
Page 76 The Phoenix Partnership (TPP, SystemOne)
Page 76 SEETEC (GP Enterprise)
Page 76 UCL Chime (GP Care)
Page 77 NHS Information Authority
Page 77 DoH
Page 77 Prodigy
Page 77 British Computer Society, Primary Healthcare Specialist Group
Page 78 NHS
Page 78 DoH
Page 78 GMC
Page 78 BMA
Page 78 JCPTGP
Page 78 Royal College of General Practitioners
Page 78 Royal College of Physicians of London
Page 78 Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Page 78 Royal College of Psychiatrists
Page 78 Royal College of General Practitioners
Page 78 Medical Defence Union
Page 78 Medical Protection Society
Page 78 Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland
Page 78 British Healthcare Internet Association
Page 78 National Electronic Library for Health
Page 78 Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
Page 78 Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
Page 78 SIGN
Page 78 Bandolier
Page 78 National Prescribing Centre
Page 78 PRODIGY
Page 78 British National Formulary
Page 78 Merck Manual
Page 78 GP online encyclopaedia
Page 78 BMJ
Page 78 BMJ Journals
Page 78 www.freemedicaljournals.com
Page 78 www.freebooks4doctors.com
Page 79 Doctors.net.uk
Page 79 www.medic8.com
Page 79 www.emedicine.com/
Page 79 Citizens' Advice Bureau
Page 79 NHS Direct
Page 79 Index of Health Information
Page 79 drsdesk.sghms.ac.uk
Page 79 www.healthcentre.org.uk
Page 79 www.medinfo.co.uk
Page 79 Excite
Page 79 Lycos
Page 79 Google
Page 79 British Telecom
Page 79 Yellow Pages
Page 79 Royal Mail
Page 79 Inland Revenue
Page 79 RAC
Page 79 National Rail Timetables
Page 79 www.streetmap.co.uk
Page 79 Amazon
Page 79 BBC
Page 79 Lastminute.com
Page 80 What is clinical governance
Page 80 Clinical governance: Quality in the new NHS HSC 1999/065 * (16 March 1999)
Page 80 Clinical governance support
Page 82 Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP)
Page 83 National Electronic Library for Health
Page 83 Bandolier
Page 83 Evidence-based medicine
Page 83 ScHARR
Page 83 NICE
Page 83 Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)
Page 83 EGuidelines
Page 83 Primary Care Clinical Practice Guidelines (US)
Page 83 National Guidelines Clearing House (US)
Page 83 New Zealand Guidelines Group
Page 83 Cochrane Library
Page 83 Clinical Evidence (BMJ Publishing)
Page 83 Health Technology Assessment
Page 83 Drugs and Therapeutic Bulletin (Which)
Page 83 MeReC Bulletin
Page 83 NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
Page 83 Effective Health Care
Page 83 Effectiveness Matters
Page 83 BMJ
Page 83 National electronic library for health
Page 84 Bandolier: Bias
Page 84 Bandolier: Cost-effectiveness
Page 84 http://www.jr2.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/painres/download/whatis/Meta-An.pdf
Page 87 National Electronic Library for Health
Page 87 NICE
Page 87 Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network
Page 87 eGuidelines
Page 87 Primary Care Clinical Practice Guidelines: US Primary Care Guidelines
Page 87 National Guidelines Clearing House
Page 87 New Zealand Guidelines Group
Page 88 Improving Patient Questionnaire (IPQ)
Page 88 General Practice Assessment Questionnaire (GPAQ)
Page 91 DoH
Page 91 NICE Best practice in clinical audit
Page 91 www.rcpsych.ac.uk/publications/gaskell
Page 91 i-medicine.info
Page 92 DoH
Page 92 National Research Register (NRR) Database of ongoing and recently completed research projects funded by, or of interest to, the NHS.
Page 92 RCGP Supports research by giving advice to GPs, providing research training fellowships and research funding through the Scientific Foundation Board, sponsoring 2 research units and 1 research practice, and administering a quality assessment scheme for research practices.
Page 92 Ethics
Page 92 www.redinfo.org.uk
Page 95 www.ncssd.org.uk
Page 95 Sick Doctors Trust

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