Editing General practice (section)

===Patient satisfaction===
85% of patients rate their overall experience of primary care as good in 2016, but practices run by limited companies operating on APMS contracts (a small minority) performed worse on four out of five key indicators - frequency of consulting a preferred doctor, ability to get a convenient appointment, rating of doctor communication skills, ease of contacting the practice by telephone and overall experience.<ref>{{cite news|title=GP services run by private firms 'worse for patients'|url=https://www.gponline.com/gp-services-run-private-firms-worse-patients/article/1448878|access-date=25 December 2017|publisher=GP Online|date=3 November 2017}}</ref>