Community-oriented primary care (COPC) in the United Kingdom is discussed. Although the U. K. National Health Service has long delivered public health programs through primary care, efforts to promote Sidney Kark's model of community-oriented primary care (COPC), based on general practice populations, have been limited. Recent policy developments have prompted renewed interest in COPC, and currently primary care trusts are responsible for improving the health of the populations they serve. Furthermore, general practices have used personal medical service contracts to deliver community development activities in areas of high health need. In the U. K., COPC has yielded training packages and frameworks that can assist new organizations to develop public health skills and understanding among a range of primary care professionals.