{"id":1061,"date":"2022-10-20T08:01:15","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T07:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/dauks-campaign-reveals-that-gps-have-over-200-patient-contacts-per-day\/"},"modified":"2022-10-20T08:01:15","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T07:01:15","slug":"dauks-campaign-reveals-that-gps-have-over-200-patient-contacts-per-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/dauks-campaign-reveals-that-gps-have-over-200-patient-contacts-per-day\/","title":{"rendered":"DAUK’s campaign reveals that GPs have over 200 patient contacts per day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A Twitter campaign by DAUK, encouraging GPs to share their day at work, has revealed that some GPs have over 200 patient contacts per day. The Pulse report on the ‘Day in GP’ campaign states that GPs have recorded up to 225 patient contact in a day.\n\n“DAUK Co-chair Dr Ellen Welch told Pulse that the organisation has been running its #GPCrisis campaign since early 2021 to try and raise awareness of the current issues in primary care. \n\nShe added that the \u2018Day in GP\u2019 was inspired by a tweet by Nottingham GP Dr Gandhi<\/a> from the previous week, where he outlined his day\u2019s work.\n\n\u2018It\u2019s similar to what we did last year and as GP is even tougher now than a year ago, we thought it would provide a wake-up call to politicians to have an idea of exactly what is going on in GP,\u2019 Dr Welch said.”\n\n“Dr Welch said that any solutions to tackle the workload crisis need to consider the \u2018unseen work\u2019 in general practice as well. \n\nShe said: \u2018A GP may have a cap on the number of patients in their clinic, but then be expected to have double the number of patient contacts dealing with results, letters, and admin. \n\n\u2018If this isn\u2019t factored into workforce planning, then we will continue to see GPs becoming burnout and unwell.\u2019 \n\nDAUK\u2019s GP Lead Dr Lizzie Toberty added: \u2018We need to be realistic about what can be dealt with when the demand is so high. As winter approaches we need to have systems in place to signpost minor problems such as fungal toenails elsewhere, or else we really will be overwhelmed.\u2019 ” \n\nRead the full story here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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