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Author Staten, Adam

Title GP Wellbeing : Combatting Burnout in General Practice
Published Milton : CRC Press, 2017

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Description 1 online resource (145 pages)
Contents Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: What is burnout? -- Key features of burnout -- Impact on the individual -- Effect on the GP workforce -- Effect on the wider NHS -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: External pressures -- The Quality Outcomes Framework -- The Care Quality Commission -- Political mandate and continual structural reform -- A negative media portrayal -- A more litigious society -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Pressures of the job
Increasing workload A population increasing in age and morbidity -- Squeezed budgets -- Time pressures -- Increasing dependence of patients on doctors -- Rising patient expectations -- Poor coordination between primary and secondary care -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Changing the system -- Corporate power of GPs -- Value of the CCGs -- GP federations -- Harnessing social media -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Changing the way we work -- Embracing technology
Interacting with the practice computer system Communicating via new technologies -- Telehealth -- Increasing the skill mix in primary care -- Physiotherapists -- Pharmacist and medicines management -- Physician associates -- Mental health workers -- Innovative models of seeing patients -- Telephone triage -- The Roundhouse Model -- Shared medical appointments -- The virtual ward and coordination of care -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Finding the right career -- Introduction -- GP partner
What makes being a partner different? Other aspects of the job -- How to become a partner -- The remote and rural GP -- What makes rural general practice different? -- Other aspects of the job -- Career options in rural general practice -- Community hospitals -- The rural fellowship -- Conclusions -- The overseas GP -- What makes overseas general practice different? -- Other aspects of the job -- Career options in overseas general practice -- How to become an overseas GP -- Conclusions
The military GP What makes military general practice different? -- Other aspects of the job -- Career options in the military -- How to become a military GP -- Conclusions -- The entrepreneurial GP -- What makes entrepreneurial general practice different? -- Other aspects of the job -- Career options in entrepreneurial general practice -- How to become an entrepreneurial GP -- Conclusions -- Useful further reading, links and resources -- The humanitarian GP -- What makes humanitarian general practice different?
Summary "This is the first book to explore the impact of 'burnout' on the current NHS GP workforce and how this can be addressed, from an insider GP perspective. Adam Staten, recently qualified GP, and Euan Lawson, Fellow of the RCGP with over 20 years experience, discuss in engaging, accessible chapters how burnout manifests psychologically, the complex reasons why GPs burn out and the individual and broader impact this can have. Most importantly, the book offers practical advice on how to avoid burning out and combatthe negative effects of an increasingly high-pressure role, exploring how GPs can develop resilience and work in a way that builds a healthier work-life balance. A section is dedicated to the array of GP job options, with testimonies from practitioners working in diverse areas from education and academia to military and humanitarian settings. This book explores the challenges of working in general practice today, but it also demonstrates the potential for every GP to experience a personally and professionally satisfying career. Providing practical, workable advice and links to resources for help and support, the book enables readers to find opportunity within the perceived 'crisis'. By reading this book, you will find the means to improve not just your own working life but also to enhance the way you deliver care to your patients."--Provided by publisher
Notes This title is designated as a historical resource after 2022
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Author Lawson, Euan
ISBN 9781351658904
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9781351658898
1351658891