Time Management: Where we waste time, and how to stop that

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IN THIS EPISODE: A nurse, a Physician Associate & a GP explore the ways in which clinicians can save time when working in Primary Care. This is based on tips provided by actual working GPNs, PAs and GPs and includes discussion of common ways that time is lost and how to stop that from happening.

Emma Borders and Marium Hanif are part of the PCUK Team and support the podcast by providing the GPN and PA perspective, respectively. Munir Adam is an Educator and a working GP.
SEASON 2 is supported by funding and back-office support from Integrated Care Support Services. ICSS supports practices and ICBs with Projects, Training, Resourcing and back-office support. (www.integratedcaresupport.com).
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Chapter

1. Time Management: Where we waste time, and how to stop that (00:00:00)

2. Intro: Let's hear from GPs, GPNs & PAs (00:00:06)

3. Not listening at the start (00:05:53)

4. Squeezing in multiple issues (00:10:19)

5. Losing time documenting (00:13:15)

6. Waffling (00:16:26)

7. Failing to delegate (00:19:14)

8. The list-bringer (00:22:05)

9. Not using technology to your advantage (00:27:12)

10. Inefficient examinations (00:31:40)

11. Glued to the seat (00:33:47)

12. Failing to plan and factor in all work (00:36:10)

13. Trying to do everything in one go (00:40:40)

14. Disorganised and non-standardised setup (00:46:27)

15. How to make this work for you (00:49:27)

16. Final comments (00:54:52)

17. Disclaimer (00:57:09)