PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - J Bain
TI  - Relationship between new and return consultations and workload in general practice.
DP  - 1998 Dec 01
TA  - British Journal of General Practice
PG  - 1855--1855
VI  - 48
IP  - 437
4099  - http://bjgp.org/content/48/437/1855.short
4100  - http://bjgp.org/content/48/437/1855.full
SO  - Br J Gen Pract1998 Dec 01; 48
AB  - General practitioners (GPs) in Tayside, with higher weekly surgery workloads, tended to have a greater proportion of return consultations compared with GPs with smaller workloads. By reducing the number of return consultations, GPs could have a notable effect on their workload and alleviate the, oft-quoted, stress induced by the perceived increase in demand for patient care.