Definition of general practitioner in US English:
general practitioner
(British GP)
nounˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl prækˈtɪʃ(ə)nərˈjen(ə)rəl prakˈtiSH(ə)nər
A medical doctor who is trained to provide primary healthcare to patients of either sex and any age.
Example sentencesExamples
- Patients in local hospitals owned by local communities are treated by general practitioners.
- We asked all general practitioners and practice nurses to attend all three sessions.
- The idea is for general practitioners to compare with patients a dummy medication with a real one.
- Patients seen by a nurse were referred to a general practitioner when appropriate.
- Patients expected their general practitioner to be aware of their diagnosis, which was often not the case.
- About one third of general practitioners had treated refugees, but few staff had undergone training.
- Perth has numerous specialists in skin diagnosis to whom general practitioners could refer patients.
- Five of the studies assessed the effect of continuing medical education on general practitioners.
- This is usually done by either a gynaecologist, a general practitioner, or a nurse practitioner.
- Two patients chose to be treated by their general practitioner, giving too small a group to be included in the analysis.
- The nurse would direct the more serious cases to a general practitioner.
- We compared the ability of general practitioners and practice nurses to interpret three of these methods.
- This is true not only for general practitioners and nurses, but also for patients.
- One possibility for reducing costs would be to use a nurse practitioner instead of the general practitioner.
- The nurses contacted a general practitioner only if there was a particular issue with a patient.
- Obstetric care by general practitioners is a declining service in Canada.
- Questionnaires are usually used and are completed by the patients and their general practitioners.
- Patients want their general practitioners to listen and take them seriously.
- None of the general practitioners personally showed patients how or when to use an auto-injector.
- The treatment can be delivered by suitably trained practice nurses or general practitioners.