num_pages: 176
description: This innovative guide presents valuable organizational skills for family practitioners who wish to manage their time more effectively. The role of each member of the primary health care team is discussed, and details on delegating work to improve efficiency are provided. Practical methods ofusing time efficiently to achieve greater proficiency are outlined, such as organizing the management of major clinical problems, reducing consultation time without decreasing patient satisfaction, and running an appointments system on schedule. Every aspect of daily family practice is coveredincluding teamwork, home visits, telephone usage, records, prescribing and "non-prescribing", and techniques designed to refine and hasten these procedures are explained.
language: English
title: Efficient Care in General Practice: How to Look After Even More Patients
titlecomplete: Efficient Care in General Practice: How to Look After Even More Patients (Oxford General Practice Series, 21)
publisher: Oxford University Press