According to medical leaders, it is becoming increasingly difficult to provide continuity of care as intense GP workloads now reach “the most worrisome crisis in decades.”
Professor Martin Marshall, chair of the Royal College of GPs (RCGP), believes that the bond between the GP and its patients is based on trust and is often built and threatened over time. increase.
At the RCGP Annual Conference in London, he will talk about the challenges the GP faces in order to actually know the patients who pose the “existing threat” to the future of patient care and general practice in the UK.
Continuity of care is a decisive feature of family medicine, but physicians should not monopolize its delivery
Professor Marshall needs time and space to build a GP-patient relationship when outlining a plan to reactivate patient care continuity, but GP is far more capable. It states that it works beyond.
GP consultations are currently the second shortest in Europe, and a standard 10-minute consultation presents an average of three problems, he said.
In a keynote speech to more than 2,500 family doctors and primary health professionals from 80 countries, he will call for the importance of care based on “more clear and less mysterious” relationships for policy makers and system leaders. ..
According to the RCGP, in a survey of 1,262 UK members, 68% of GPs and GP trainees said they did not have enough time to properly evaluate patients, and 65% booked. It states that the patient’s safety is compromised due to this. too short.
Only 39% of respondents said they were able to provide the continuity or relationship-based care of the relationship that the patient needed. It decreased from 60% two years ago.
Professor Marshall is also set to say that well-trained clinicians can build trust in a shorter period of time.
He suggests that the connection can be made with a single consultation, which should be reassuring for the GP.
According to Professor Marshall, more research was needed to gain a deeper understanding of establishing and maintaining relationships with patients when care is being provided remotely, even before a pandemic occurs. ..
He better understands that while the growing number of other health professionals, especially part of the general practice team, can provide continuity of care, it is not always the way of the past. I think it is necessary.
He noted that good patient relationships can be maintained by multiple clinicians, adding that “continuation of care is a decisive feature of family care, but physicians should not monopolize its delivery.” I am.
Professor Marshall, who practices in Newham, eastern London, said: Patients for dermatology referrals for simple skin rashes.
“Patients who know and trust us are more likely to reveal that they are victims of domestic violence and are more likely to provide a true assessment of alcohol consumption. I know.
“Patients really benefit from the simple fact that their doctors have taken the time to get to know them and build mutual trust. This has been done for decades in many different countries. It is supported by a series of research evidences that have been given. “
The RCGP is an NHS-wide campaign to spend more time with patients by adopting and maintaining new GP strategies, and releasing GPs to reduce unnecessary workload and bureaucracy, but workload pressure. We believe that it is one of the necessary support to alleviate the problem.
We are also seeking IT product and clinical support, making it easier for patients to choose the same GP or next available team member, and increasing funding for general practice.