GP consultations too short for complex cases, says doctors' leader Doctors ‘ridiculously overworked’ in UK, where study shows amount of time spent with patients is lowest in developed world
The length of GP consultations is too short for many people with complex health needs because doctors are “ridiculously overworked”, according to the Royal College of GPs.
The average consultation length of 10 minutes in the UK – thought to be the shortest in the developed world – was “crazy” said the RCGP president, Dr Helen Stokes-Lampard. Continue reading... The Guardian
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The length of GP consultations is too short for many people with complex health needs because doctors are “ridiculously overworked”, according to the Royal College of GPs.
The average consultation length of 10 minutes in the UK – thought to be the shortest in the developed world – was “crazy” said the RCGP president, Dr Helen Stokes-Lampard. Continue reading... The Guardian
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