Consultations in GP: There isn't enough TIME

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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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Hoofdstukken

1. Consultations in GP: There isn't enough TIME (00:00:00)

2. Intro (00:01:03)

3. Is there a problem? (00:02:10)

4. How long do you need? (00:07:10)

5. Changing times (00:13:15)

6. Where from here? (00:18:06)

7. Conclusion (00:20:31)

8. Disclaimer (00:22:46)