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Old 20-01-2017, 13:53   #44
Margaret Pilkington
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Re: What is the alternative?

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Originally Posted by Neil View Post
Each doctor can only see so many patients in an hour. This means GP's can't see more patients by opening for longer because each doctor isn't going to work more hours in the week. What they can do though is stagger how many doctors on in surgery and extend the opening hours from maybe 8am to 8pm. This would allow people who work to take evening appointments which might take some pressure of walk in centres and A&E
Neil, you are really stating the obvious there...What you say is true and that is why I said it needs to be managed properly.
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