Changing Working Patterns in Irish general practice: Findings from a Qualitative Remote Ethnographic Study
Participant GPs reported reducing the number of clinical sessions worked in order to protect their wellbeing and achieve work-life balance. These new ways of working must be evaluated using research and routine data collection to capture the work-as-done by GPs (rather than the work-as-imagined) in order to inform policy and GP workforce planning.
Authors
- Niamh Humphries
- Éidín Ní Shé (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1036-6044)
- Holly Rose Hanlon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8311-5377)
- Laura Cullen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6637-5946)
- John-Paul Byrne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9961-8710)
- Susan M. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6027-2727)
- Andrew W Murphy
- Mike O’Callaghan
Institutions
- Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (AU)
- Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway (IE)
- Trinity College Dublin (IE)
- University of Medicine and Health Sciences (KN)
- PublicPolicy.ie (Ireland) (IE)
- Danish College of General Practitioners (DK)
- University of Pecs (HU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Policy
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2025.105505
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.63