ABSTRACT
The training of physician associates has expanded dramatically, and paramedics are increasingly working in primary care. The global response to antimicrobial resistance, according to the World Health Organization, will need to be multipronged and target agriculture, animal health and human health. Since its launch 70 years ago in 1948, the National Health Service (NHS) has been continually adapting and evolving. Modern media and technology have an important role in mass education, as seen with antibiotic stewardship, but the individualised education and feedback given in each consultation is invaluable. Back in 1997, when the first edition of The Minor Illness Manual was published, minor illness was the almost-exclusive domain of the General Practitioner. Indeed, the NHS of the future, somewhat ironically, seems to match its original blueprint: a united system, unconcerned with internal financial transactions and equitably centred on high-quality care for all.
