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 around this? Why has it happened? What is its impact, and what needs to happen? Does it even matter?
This is the first episode of this mini-series.
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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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