GP workload crisis - Digital Primary Care update 3.4.21

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Join Andy and Gandhi for our Digital Primary Care update including discussing the dawn of a GP workload crisis, vaccination passports, PCN DES contract, and more....

Is there still a workload crisis?

Welcome

The last few weeks is it busy?

Andy / Gandhi

The theme in the industry media around workload

Year-end for Practices and PCNs, looking forward to 21-22

Changes to workload pressures QOF restart

We’re looking at some stories and tell you about content coming up in next few weeks...

GPs working average 11-hour day, major survey reveals

https://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/wor...​

11 Hour WW notes

Results from Pulse workload survey - 1,400 GP respondents

Look at the infographic and discuss

11 hours working day and 37 patient a day (28 thought to be safe)

Longer consultation times

Survey also asked about the impact of the pandemic

See infographic and discuss

Are telephone and online consultations saving time?

More stressful, less information (body language etc.), risk of f2f in a pandemic to manage

What can we do?

Erm….. Difficult

Recognise the impact of technology - pandemic safety and patient convenience yes, helping doctors - no?

Restart some old discussions about funding models, presentation of availability by gov/nhs, managing demand, token charges……?????

BMA says GPs can refrain from non-essential work despite April restart orders

https://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/wor...​

Notes

Ready to restart QOF activity in April, CQC resuming some inspection activity

But joint BMA.RCGP guidance - January - 

But ongoing Vaccination clinics, maintaining social distancing… which says ‘most’ GP practices should pause all or a ‘significant proportion of their non-essential work, depending on local Covid rates – ‘remains relevant as we continue in the pandemic situation

Ongoing discussions about pausing QOF again???? - BMA spokesman

? non-story ish?

Workload impact of vaccine passports?

GPs should have no role in administering any vaccine passport scheme, RCGP warns

https://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/cli...​

Notes

Government is likely to make some activities dependant on vaccination status - pubs, holidays abroads….

RCGP getting ahead of this and stating scheme should have zero impact on GP workload