I have obtained the patient’s permission to share his story below…
I’ve chosen to post it now, years later, as I feel it highlights the danger of taskification of medicine & how detrimental it can be for patients
Some details changed for further anonymity
🧵 1/n
Started as a GP 32yrs ago!
Full day 9hrs 27 face to face appts - 1hr lunch break (no golf)
10yrs
9hrs 27 f2f + 7 tele - 30mins lunch
20yrs
9.5hrs 28 f2f + 12 tele - 15mins lunch
30yrs
10hrs 40-50 mixed F2F/tele/econsults - lunch at desk - extra 1 hr home
Change needed!
It’s hard to describe what it feels like to be a GP. Sitting in a room alone, with patients rotating in and out, tackling a never-ending list—there’s no space to breathe. It can be relentless.
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⭐️NHS paper on productivity⭐️
✅️ A plan for improvement
I'd love to find ways to be more productive.
Glad it's being looked at.
😃 What's in this 6 page report for Primary Care?
😳 ONE sentence 'record GP appointments delivered'
So, no plan for us.
england.nhs.uk/long-read/nhs-…
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