Prevention report

This report focuses on the important role general practice can play as part of this wider response, and the support needed to create the capacity for this work.

Prevention is central to improving the health of the nation. GPs and their teams already deliver substantial preventive care, including vaccination, screening, chronic disease management and health promotion.

But workforce pressures, rising demand, underinvestment and wider system pressures mean that GPs often struggle to find the time needed to prioritise prevention.