Doctors

• • General Practitioners provide consultations in surgeries and through home visits.
• • GPs are not NHS staff. They are independent contractors to the NHS and provide their own premises and employ their own staff.
  • The doctors provide a wide range of family health services including:
    • Diagnosis, advice and treatment of health problems
    • Vaccinations and preventive medical interventions
    • Management of long term health conditions
    • Examinations and treatment
    • Prescriptions for medication
    • Referrals to other health services and social services
    • Contraception advice and sexual health services
    • maternity care.