Time, risk and routine in general practice1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2250669 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gordon Horobin (University of Glasgow), Jim Mcintosh, J S McIntosh (University of Glasgow) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 312-331 |
| Publication date | 1983-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociology of Health & Illness (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0141-9889 • E-ISSN: 1467-9566 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-9566.ep10491839 |
| OpenAlex | W2011610415 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
The paper is based on interviews with a sample of 50 general practitioners. It explores their concepts of time' and 'task' in relation to their attempts to create satisfying work roles. There is a contrast between practitioners in urban and rural settings. For urban practitioners the economy of time as a scarce resource generates an element of risk from brief, 'routine' diagnosis. For rural practitioners time is not seen 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 and routine work
Contrast (vision) · Data mining · Economics · Element (criminal law) · Face (sociological concept) · Family medicine · General practice · Management · Political science · Relation (database) · Resource (disambiguation) · Sample (material) · Scarcity · Social science · Sociology · Task (project management) · Work (physics) · Computer Science · Engineering · Global Health Workforce Issues · Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism · Medicine · Psychology
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The construction of medical disposals Medical sociology and medical problem solving in clinical practice
Research note
Models and management
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,37 |
| Citation span | 1985 - 2024 (40) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |