What is a general practitioner?

Question

I'm looking into getting breast surgery that is covered by my medical services plan of this province (british columbia) and the surgeon said I have to be referred by a general practitioner to start the process. Is that like a doctor that you see in a walk in clinic? I don't have a family doctor or anything like that, I've never been in a hospital for myself so this is kind of unknown territory.

Answer 1

some who calls every symptom you have a virus then he recommends you to someone who knows something.

Answer 2

a general practitioner is a doctor who is likely to be a primary care giver like a family doctor or a doctor you would go to for a physical exam, and yes he would be a doctor found in a walk in clinic.

Answer 3

general practicioner is a doctor that treats everything but doesn t specialize in one thing, they treat everyone from children to old people.