Respiratory physician Lutz Beckert considers chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management, including the prevention of COPD, the importance of smoking cessation and pulmonary rehabilitation, and the lifesaving potential of addressing treatable traits. He also discusses the logic of inhaler therapy, moving from single therapy to dual and triple therapy when indicated, as well as other aspects of management
Timekeeping study counted: Up next? Utilisation data
Wednesday 28 August 2024, 12:00 AM

Counting the data that shapes a future for healthcare [Image: lemono on iStock]
The Your Work Counts study revealed that a safe and sustainable patient load for a ‘fulltime’ GP working 40 hours a week is 1023 patients. So, what’s next? Luke Bradford outlines steps to analyse and expand the data
By increasing our dataset, we’ll have more data to support our claims, our findings and our calls for action
At GP24: Conference for General Prac
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