RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 General practitioners and their staff
JF The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
JO J R Coll Gen Pract
FD British Journal of General Practice
SP 145
OP 150
VO 29
IS 200
A1 Williams, W. O.
A1 Dajda, Richard
YR 1979
UL http://bjgp.org/content/29/200/145.abstract
AB We describe the practices and staff of a random sample of 158 doctors. There has been a significant increase in ancillary staff since the Doctors' Charter of 1966. The study showed that there was no economy in staff as the number of doctors in a practice increased. In the selection of receptionists, doctors preferred married women over 35 with children, and were in favour of good personal qualities rather than good academic attainments. However, a high standard of work is important as well as a good understanding of human behaviour.