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primary care

NOUN
first-contact medical care
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Olver runs the menopause clinic at Aneurin Bevan's health board and said "we have definitely seen a very sharp increase in testosterone referrals from primary care - for women wanting to access it".

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

Tara Humphrey, a primary care leadership consultant, advocates keeping her out-of-office on for her first day back.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

Though visits with a primary care doctor are covered by a DPC fee, patients still need insurance, on top of that annual fee, for medication, hospital stays, specialist visits, surgeries, and emergencies.

From Slate Aug. 22, 2026

This setup misses the point of primary care.

From Slate Aug. 22, 2026

We’ve had people come in saying they want to sue some specialist, and we’ll say, ‘We don’t think that doctor was negligent. We think it’s your primary care doctor who was at fault.’

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell



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