Closed books symptom of failing system, not cause

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Closed books symptom of failing system, not cause

31 July 2024

Angus Chambers

Wednesday 31 July 2024, 12:00 AM

Closed sign CR Tim Mossholder on Unsplash

Practice books are closed to mitigate long wait times, unmet needs, staff burnout and declining care quality [Image: Tim Mossholder on Unsplash]

Angus Chambers argues the blame for closed books lies more with political and bureaucratic policy failures than with practices themselves

These days, a few metrics are used to indicate a failing system. Often, these point to general practice as the point of failure. I will come back to t

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