Family doctors— also called general practitioners or GPs— work in settings such as physicians' offices and hospitals where they see patients for acute care and general health maintenance. They diagnose injuries, prescribe treatments, order tests, and interpret test results.

Do general practitioners work in hospitals?

General practitioners have an important role in looking after patients in their homes and within the communities where they live. ... GPs occasionally work as part of teams attached to hospitals with roles in accident and emergency centres, discharge planning and in unscheduled care (such as urgent care centres).

Where do GP normally work?

You can be treated by a GP at their practice, in some hospitals, in residential care facilities, in a home visit or even via the internet or telephone.