The European Union of General Practitioners and BMA have recommended a safe level of patient contacts per day in order for a GP to deliver safe care at not more than 25 contacts per day.
‘At Your Service’, published by the Policy Exchange and forwarded by Sajid Javid, states that 28 patient contacts per day is safe.
Present contacts per day by GPs in England are significantly in excess of this.
“At Your Service” highlights that GPs are seeing on average 37 patients per day.
The BMA recommend that practices take urgent action to move towards safe consultation numbers per day.
Excess demand beyond safe levels are to be directed to NHS 111, extended access hubs, or other providers.
This means that you may see some changes in how your care is delivered.
If Binfield Surgery has reached safe working capacity, you may be advised to seek care from another provider.