Association between cancer risk assessment tool use and GP consultation duration: an observational study

There was no evidence to suggest that eRATs should not be used to support GPs in early cancer diagnosis from a workload perspective. Activation of eRATs was not associated with increased workload across a consulting session, despite a small increase in time observed in individual consultations involving eRATs. Ultimately, therefore, it should be definitive findings regarding the clinical effectiveness of eRATs, not the related workload/workflow implications, that determine whether the use of eRATs should be rolled out more widely.