British Medical Association proposes general practitioners cap number of appointments at 25 per day to reduce burnout

The British Medical Association suggests that family doctors cap their number of patient appointments at 25 per day, a proposal which sparked a debate in the country's medical community. The proposal suggests that family doctors should see between 25 and 35 patients per day for routine appointments and a maximum of 15 patients per day with complex needs. It also includes giving GPs the right to call a black alert, in which all routine appointments would be diverted to less busy clinics or cancelled until the black alert ended. A survey by the Canadian Medical Association found that in 2017, the average male family doctor worked 50.9 hours per week, while the average female GP worked 46.1 hours per week. These are far less than the 65 to 70 hours per week that British GPs put in.