Sharing control of appointment length with patients in general practice: A qualitative study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 63, Issue 608, 2013, Pages

  Sampson, Rod ^a   O'Rourke, Jeremiah ^a   Hendry, Ross ^b   Heaney, David ^b   Holden, Samantha ^c   Thain, Alex ^a   MacVicar, Ronald ^a  

^a Cairn Medical Practice   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS HIGHLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appointment length; Consultation; Control; General practice; Patient choice; Responsibility

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGY; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SCOTLAND; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875768587     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp13X664234     Document Type: Article

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