BMJ  2004;329:685-686 (18 September), doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7467.685-d

Letter

Sharing workload in group practices

The grass is always greener

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EDITOR—With reference to the paper by Branson and Armstrong on general practitioners' perceptions of sharing workload in group practice,1 it is part of human nature to think the grass is greener on the other side.

Sometimes it is, and sometimes it isn't, but in the complex work of general practice I remember a remark made by an experienced colleague: "If you don't think you are working harder than your partners then you're not working hard enough."

Richard L Davies, general practitioner partner

Stanningley, Pudsey LS28 6PE bleeprldavies@doctors.net.uk


Competing interests: None declared.

  1. Branson R, Armstrong D. General practitioners' perceptions of sharing workload in group practice: qualitative study. BMJ 2004;329: 381. (14 August.)[Abstract/Free Full Text]

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General practitioners' perceptions of sharing workload in group practices: qualitative study
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