Commission on Generalism
This section lists the terms of reference of
the RCGP Commission on Generalism
Terms of
Reference
- Define medical generalism, with particular reference to
general practice
- Explore the intrinsic values of medical
generalism
- Define the role and value of medical generalism in
contemporary clinical practice. Please see below for further
explanation*
- Formulate a description of the medical generalist
that:
- Is widely recognised
- Defines what patients and the public should be able to
expect
- Clarifies how the medical generalist interfaces with
other health care professionals
- Make recommendations about the future development of
medical generalism
*In order to understand the
benefit to patients and the public of generalist care, the
commissioners recognise they need to investigate the role and value
of medical generalism in contemporary clinical practice in a
variety of settings and in a number of different environments.
These include, but are not restricted to, the following
areas:
- The care of patients of all ages
- Patients with multiple co-morbidities
- An aging population demographic
- Health inequalities
- Mental health and learning disabilities
- Delivering cost-effective care to individual patients and
across a population
- Providing equitable health care services
- Health promotion
- Public health information and data