University of Birmingham

Academic Institute

Tom Marshall - Chief Investigator - University of BirminghamLyvia Guerrier de Dumast - Corresponding Applicant - University of BirminghamPatrick Moore - Collaborator - University of Birmingham

CPRD22

An average general practitioner (GP) consults with 41 patients each day but some see up to 70 per day and the number of GP consultations and GP workload are increasing. It is not clear why workload is increasing but it may be linked to the increasing numbers of older people, increasing numbers of people with one or more long-term conditions (such as diabetes or heart disease) or both. GP workload is higher when they care for patients who are older, elderly, female or live in more deprived districts. Patients with long-term conditions, particularly those with more than one condition, also tend to consult more frequently and their consultations are generally longer. However it is not clear which is more important for workload: a patients’ long-term conditions or their age, sex or whether they live in a more deprived area.

This study proposes to conduct an assessment of current clinical staff workload, as well as its predictors.

07/05/2021

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