Time, risk and routine in general practice

Data from minimally structured interviews with 50 general practitioners in Scotland are used to explore their concepts of "time" & "task" in relation to their attempts to create satisfying work roles. There is a contrast between practitioners in Ur & Ru settings. For Ur p...

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Veröffentlicht in:Sociology of health & illness 1983-11, Vol.5 (3), p.312-331
Hauptverfasser: Horobin, Gordon, McIntosh, Jim
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Data from minimally structured interviews with 50 general practitioners in Scotland are used to explore their concepts of "time" & "task" in relation to their attempts to create satisfying work roles. There is a contrast between practitioners in Ur & Ru settings. For Ur practitioners, the economy of time as a scarce resource generates an element of risk from brief, "routine" diagnosis. For Ru practitioners, time does not appear as a scarce resource, but they face the risk of working without additional specialist services. For most practitioners, the problem is dealt with pragmatically by varying the mix of risky & routine work. Modified HA.
ISSN:0141-9889
DOI:10.1111/1467-9566.ep10491839