What are the 12 most common conditions seen by GPs?
These are the 12 most common conditions seen by GPs.
- Hypertension – including medication review
- Upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) – e.g. cough, cold, sore throat
- Depression or anxiety – and other mental illnesses
- Back pain
- Routine follow-up of chronic disease – e.g. CKD, DM, CHF, BP, cholesterol, COPD/asthma, thyroid disease
- Arthritis (not back) – especially osteoarthritis (e.g. hip or knee pain
- Skin disease – especially eczema
- Earache – especially acute otitis media
- Diabetes – review of medication, control of DM, and complications
- Dementia
- Medication – review
- Urinary tract infection (UTI)
Summary
We have described what are the 12 most common conditions seen by GPs. We hope it has been helpful.
Other resource
This article is based on this paper: Finley, 2018 and data from NHS Digital, 2021.
Last Reviewed on 7 March 2024