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Patient care v prevention in general practice
Prevention in primary care: more of the same is not the answer
BMJ 2025; 388 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r413 (Published 05 March 2025) Cite this as: BMJ 2025;388:r413
- Muir Gray, public health professional
- Live Longer Better, Oxford, UK
- muir.gray{at}oapltd.com
“Prevention bombshell” would have been a good cover line for The BMJ issue that included Martin and colleagues’ article1—a mushrooming cloud would be an effective representation of the unthinking creep of preventive interventions on primary care that has led to a general practitioner having to work 26.7 hours a day to fulfil their commitment.
I fully support prevention through primary care, …
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