Work load in general practice

Work load in general practice.

ALTHOUGH SEVERAL STUDIES HAVE ALREADY been made on this subject, e.g. Bradford Hill (1951), Fry and Dillane (1964), College of General Practitioners (1965), our information is far from complete, and this quantitative study in a relatively large list, outer suburban London practice may fill some of the gaps. At the same time the value to me has been to highlight the inefficiency of conventional ...

Work load and morbidity in an urban general practice in 1967.

TWO SURVEYS have previously been carried out on work load and morbidity in general practice in Northern Ireland. Crawford (1954) in a two year study considered all aspects of work in his practice with special reference to the relationship of work load and morbidity with age. Maybin (1963) considered work load principally in connection with referral of patients to hospital and hospital admission...

Appointment systems in general practice. Do patients like them, and how do they affect work load?

Receptionists at work. A time study in general practice.

ANALYSIS of the activities of health service staff with a view to improving the quality and efficiency of service to patients is an expanding field of study. With the steady development of group practice and appointments schemes, increasing attention is being given to the roles and functions of receptionists in general practice. Using a questionnaire on administrative activities, Drury and Kuen...

Can mortality monitoring in general practice be made to work?

Routine monitoring of UK GPs’ mortality rates has been recommended by the Shipman Inquiry, and is likely to be implemented soon. In this Journal, Mohammed et al are to be applauded for their rigorous attempt to address the potential problems of such monitoring. In particular, they describe the application of structured investigation to practices with unexpectedly high or low mortality rates tha...