Access to General Practitioners during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal: a nationwide survey of doctors

CONCLUSIONS: Most GPs reported compliance with standards for waiting times for most in-person consultations and remote contacts, but they do so at the expense of work overload. A persistent excess of regular and unpaid working hours by GPs needs confirmation. If unpaid overtime is necessary to meet the regular demands of work, then workload and specific allocated tasks warrant review. Future research should focus on younger GPs, as they seem vulnerable to restricted accessibility. GPs' preferences for more in-person care than was feasible during the pandemic must be considered when planning for the post-pandemic reconfiguration of service delivery.PMID:36782109 | DOI:10.1186/s12875-023-01994-x

Source: Primary Care - February 14, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: M ónica Granja Sofia Correia Lu ís Alves Source Type: research