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 practice organization, and the need for a new type of study to enhance our knowledge of the nature and content of general practice as distinct from its amount.