Drs John Coffin and David Acorn
Family Medical Practice
0844 477 3088

Facts & Figures

Workload

Changes in Workload

This graph compares the number of consultations at the surgery performed by the doctors and nurses.

In the 10 years between 1991 and 2010 the total number of consultations rose by 52 %. During this time the  number of patients registered here increased by 14%.

Although the doctors saw 11% more patients, the nurses workload increased by 350%. 

In this period, many tasks  were delegated to the nurses, such as immunisation of children, but especially the monitoring and treatment of chronic diseases such as asthma, emphysema, diabetes and high blood pressure. We are employing more nurses, for longer, now.

It is probably the increase in these conditions that is responsible for the increased workload, together with the fact that the practice population is older on average. See chronic diseases  and age profile in this section.

This graph doesn't take into account the very great increase in administrative work that occurred in the same period. There are now more administrative tasks such as monitoring the various quality targets and recalling patients for their reviews.

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