As we mark 70 years of the BJGP, we look ahead to the challenges and opportunities facing general practice. This is a field shaped by its people and ambition, but how well do we practise and research with humility, acknowledging the limit of what we can achieve in an overstretched and underfunded service?
PEOPLE
Health care is, and will always be, about people. The service needs to see our practitioners and our patients as they are, not through a reductionist, but a holistic lens of care. Future delivery needs to account for the challenges facing the general practice workforce and the changing nature of patient complexity. GPs want systemic change to increase their wellbeing, including a reduction in tasks that decrease the time that could be spent on direct patient care, and an increase in resources to reduce pressures within primary care.1
But what if we shift our focus from mitigating the negative aspects of burnout to enabling and supporting wellbeing and satisfaction, and better understanding the culture and values of our workforce? Workforce planning needs to recognise the strengths, not just the limitations, of flexible working, and see its personnel as humans with lives, aspirations, and feelings. Compassionate leadership is one step towards ensuring doctors feel valued and respected, and normalising staff wellbeing can help maximise …
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