Time management
This article discusses ideas for the better management of GPs’ time and considers many aspects of primary care work which have their own extensive literature.
Abstract
In the UK, with a workforce crisis and fewer GPs, doctors are undertaking more work with complex patients. Accordingly, GPs’ time is an increasingly valuable resource for the NHS to deploy. So how should we manage this time to greatest effect? How can we master a burgeoning workload and maintain a work–life balance that avoids excessive stress and burnout? This article discusses ideas for the better management of GPs’ time and considers many aspects of primary care work which have their own extensive literature. As appropriate for an article on time management, I have tried to summarise and to deliberate with brevity. There are ideas for further reading in the references.