GP Workload
The tables below show how our members divide their time.
Hopefully you can see how varied each GP's week is.
Dr Doran is a GP and mum in Northern Ireland.
| Activity |
Time spent |
| Seeing patients - surgery |
14 hours |
| Seeing patients - home visits |
4 hours |
| Team meetings |
1 hour |
| Doing paperwork |
14 |
| Teaching/training |
1 hour |
| RCGP activities |
Irregular |
| Deanery activities |
Students for attachments |
| Medico-journalism |
Ad-hoc basis. |
| Telephone consultations |
6 hours |
| Childcare |
Every hour that God sends. |
Dr Rees is a GP in Wales
|
Activity
|
Time Spent |
| Seeing patients - surgery |
50 hours |
| Seeing patients - home visits |
10 hours |
| Seeing patients – out of hours |
0 hours |
| Team meetings |
7.5 hours |
| Doing paperwork |
7.5 hours |
| Teaching / Training |
25
hours |
Dr Cheek is a GP Trainer in Cumbria
|
Activity
|
Time
spent
|
|
Seeing patients -surgery
|
16 hours
|
|
Seeing patient - home visits
|
2 hours
|
|
Seeing patients - out of hours
|
Nil
|
|
Team meetings
|
2 hours
|
|
Doing paperwork
|
2 hours
|
|
Teaching / Training
|
5 hours
|
|
Continuing Professional Development
|
4 hours
|
|
RCGP Activities (please specify)
|
Varies
|
|
Deanery Activities (please specify)
|
16hours++
|
|
Writing for publications
|
Occasional
|
|
Doing research
|
Occasional
|
|
Telephone consultation
|
30 mins
|
Dr Smith is a GP Principal in Yorkshire with a special interest
in occupational health.
| Activity |
Time spent |
| Seeing patients in surgery |
25
hours
|
| Seeing patients in home visits |
8 hours |
| Seeing patients out of hours |
1 hour |
| Team meetings |
1 hour |
| Doing paperwork |
6 hours |
| Teaching/Training |
3 hours |
| Continuing Professional Development |
1 hour |
| Medico-journalism |
0.5 hours |
| Doing research |
0.5 hours |
| Telephone consultation |
1 hour |