GP workload crisis - Digital Primary Care update 3.4.21

Contact us and share your opinionJoin 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 restartWe’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 notesResults from Pulse workload survey - 1,400 GP respondentsLook at the infographic and discuss11 hours working day and 37 patient a day (28 thought to be safe)Longer consultation times Survey also asked about the impact of the pandemicSee infographic and discuss Are telephone and online consultations saving time?More stressful, less information (body language etc.), risk of f2f in a pandemic to manageWhat can we do?Erm….. DifficultRecognise 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 ordershttps://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/wor...​ NotesReady to restart QOF activity in April, CQC resuming some inspection activityBut 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 situationOngoing 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...​ NotesGovernment 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