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GP workload is unsustainable, say researchers

The current GP workload is unsustainable and potentially affects patient safety and GPs’ wellbeing, researchers have concluded in the British Journal of General Practice .1

Caroline Croxson and colleagues, from the University of Oxford, said that their qualitative interview study shows that general practice may be at a crossroads regarding a sustainable model of care. They highlighted an urgent need to tackle the lack of investment and clinical capacity in general practice and said that managing patient expectations of what primary care can deliver and reducing bureaucracy …