Consultations in GP: There isn't enough TIME

IN THIS EPISODE our host Munir Adam begins discussing a theme that is ever-present in the daily life of many frontline clinicians in Primary Care:  the struggle of keeping to time during consultations.  

• What are the thoughts about time management? 
• Why has this happened to us?  
• What is its impact? 
• What needs to happen?   
• Does it even matter?

This episode is followed by a series of episodes pursuing the topic of time management further.

USEFUL LINKS/RESOURCES:
The Inner Consultation; book by Roger Neighbour.

Consultation length | British Journal of General Practice (bjgp.org)(British Journal of General Practice 2017; 67 (656): 108-109.

Consultation length & patient estimation of... https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12528588/

Consultaton length v patient experience:  https://bjgp.org/content/66/653/e896

Consultation times:  BMJ 2010; 340 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.c2554 (Published 26 May 2010).  Cite this as: BMJ 2010;340:c2554

GP Online article:  Consultation times not long enough, say 93% of GPs | GPonline 

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