Personal Lists

The term "Personal List" was first used by Prof Sir Denis Pereira Gray in his 1979 article "The Key to Personal Care". 

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We define personal lists as a system where all patients have a designated named GP and the practice encourages patients to see that GP for as many of their GP appointments as possible. This is sometimes called a usual doctor system because some associate personal lists with a stricter system in which the named GP is expected to provide all appointments as well as dealing with all letters and test results etc. for their own list of patients.

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Our Guide to personal lists gives information on how to set up and work within a personal list system in general practice. 

It includes comments and stories from GPs who work in practices with personal lists.