When a doctor is in general practice, he or she treats sick people at a surgery or office, or visits them at home, and does not specialize in a particular type of medicine.
In recent years, doctors have been trained specifically for general practice.
General practice is also a noun.
The sample was selected from the medical records of two general practices.
2. uncountable noun
When lawyers deal with all kinds of legal matters, rather than specializing in one kind of law, you can say they have a general practice or are in general practice.
[mainly US]
general practice in British English
(ˈdʒɛnərəl ˈpræktɪs)
noun medicine
1.
non-specialist medical work
In recent years, doctors have been trained specifically for general practice.
2.
a health centre
The sample was selected from the medical records of two general practices.
Examples of 'general practice' in a sentence
general practice
Thankfully, general practice and hospital medicine are very different disciplines.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Just as well, because one key thing about general practice is that one size does not fit all.
The Sun (2009)
Given the shortages of resources and people in general practice, it is essential that patients are seen on the basis of need.