
Chris Dowrick
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Chris Dowrick
@cfd1951
Professor and family doctor living in Liverpool UK





An aggravating issue is the idea politicians- perhaps on both sides - have is that #GP #generalpractice #familymedicine is a low skill job that ‘anyone’ with minimal training can do- whereas dealing with #compexity #multimorbidity #undifferentiated #illness is challenging ++++++



A book to help us choose hope bmj.com/content/383/bm…


Nice to see #generalpractice #primarycare #research #Scotland recognised as on @Clarivate #HighlyCited2023 list. But really need a Team award as all publications due to the work of large often interdisciplinary teams @gppcglasgow @UofGlasgow, nationally and internationally. 🙏





New @CRC_Medical book Medical Generalism, Now! argues GPs should move beyond evidence-based medicine to a ‘whole person’ approach to improve patient care 👩⚕️ 👨⚕️ Author @joannelreeve says GPs are overprescribing and treatment is too guideline-led. More ⬇️ spr.ly/6019PvhA3





Prof Joanne Reeve's long-awaited new book, Medical Generalism, Now! will be released in October 2023 and will discuss knowledge work, expert generalist practice, why it is required and how the system needs to catch up there.