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The real work of general practice: understanding our hidden workload

Reeve, Joanne; Woolford, Stephen; Watson, Jessica; Harris, Tess

Authors

Stephen Woolford

Jessica Watson

Tess Harris



Abstract

Opening paragraph:
GPs are consistently being asked to work even harder than we already are. We see endless news stories about falling GP appointment numbers and suboptimal patient care due to lack of GP availability. We hear it from our patients, sometimes in gentle coded language (‘I know you are busy, but surely you can squeeze me in tomorrow?’) and sometimes in more explicit terms (‘I never used to wait so long for an appointment, things have really changed … ’). And as a profession we all too often tell each other we need to work harder, with GP partners and practice managers, understandably, trying to maximise the number of appointments offered to satisfy a seemingly infinite clinical demand.

Citation

Reeve, J., Woolford, S., Watson, J., & Harris, T. (2024). The real work of general practice: understanding our hidden workload. The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 74(742), 196-197. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp24X737061

Journal Article Type Editorial
Acceptance Date Mar 18, 2024
Online Publication Date Apr 25, 2024
Publication Date May 1, 2024
Deposit Date Feb 5, 2024
Journal The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
Print ISSN 0960-1643
Publisher Royal College of General Practitioners
Peer Reviewed Not Peer Reviewed
Volume 74
Issue 742
Pages 196-197
DOI https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp24X737061
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4537323