What Is a General Practitioner? A general practitioner focuses on your overall physical and mental health. They're often also called family doctors or internists, but there is a slight difference.

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General practitioners are like the players on a football team who can all do the basic tasks of kicking, passing and heading a ball, but most will have a specialty as well. Some GPs specialise in ...

This section of our curriculum guide refers to statement 1, Being a General Practitioner, produced by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP). The core curriculum statement defines the key ...