I am a GP.
I have 10 minutes. My room is the furthest from the waiting area. An elderly patient takes three minutes to get to me, then needs a minute to catch their breath. It’s winter, so coats off for an examination, then dressed again before we discuss the plan. Just as we’re finishing, they say, “I’ve also been having chest pain.”
Do I ignore it because the 10 minutes are up? Of course not.
That’s why GPs run late. It’s the reality of trying to provide safe care in a system that no longer fits the patients we see. It’s why so many GPs leave for good.
2026-07-09 14:26:40
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Victoria Canham 🇿🇦 🇬🇧 :
My GP seems to have put the government model in the bin. She’s wonderful and used the words, I don’t care about the time tell me everything, let’s get you sorted. She’s requested every necessary test and done every investigation without once disputing what I tell her. She’s a godsend. I appreciate her so much.
2026-05-30 10:40:13
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Dr. Ayesha Aesthetics :
Ive been a GP for 20y and what im seeing as a doctor in our Surgeries in the last few years is beyond shocking, we are all completely burnt out!
2026-05-29 21:19:42
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Lucy - Horseman’s Log :
Yesssss this is literally the reason why the NHS is struggling so much in all the other sectors. Its literally the erosion, defunding and dissolution of the primary care system. The ambulance service has been yelling about this for yeara but the govt just closes its ears 🤷♀️
2026-05-29 22:41:01
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catharticicecream :
In US. Been waiting 13 months to see a specialist - 2 more months to go. Fully expecting it to be that 10 minutes, too. It’s happened before. :(
2026-05-29 20:34:01
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Spiders Are Chasing Me! 🏃♀️ :
Oh honestly, our GP' are stretched. And people think they work about 4 hours a day! Because no one understands, research, referral phone calls, note taking, home visits...to name but a very few. My friend is a GP, she doesn't eat dinner before 11 o'clock week days. People complain about lack of time with their GP, they're just as frustrated.
2026-05-29 22:53:32
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Reen :
So yeah… I heard chatter that AI will be our new doctors in the future. No more need for years of Med school, residency, etc. AI will instantly have all the medical knowledge known to man. What could go wrong? 😑
2026-05-29 18:39:02
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DaftBear :
We all deserve better. Staff and patients
2026-05-30 01:38:53
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Rubes :
And you know what’s crazy? You’re literally the pinnacle of patient basing the timings you mentioned, you are the fastest type of patient a GP will ever see
2026-05-30 09:45:19
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Dr.Shah | GP :
As a GP, thank you for this video!
2026-05-31 10:04:33
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effy :
btw I'm from Greece and I visit my GP every 3 months because I take a lot of medications and every time we spend at least 30 minutes talking and she always does a full examination with vitals. sometimes she throws an EKG too.
2026-05-29 18:05:56
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mitsymog 🌸💕🧚🏼💕🌸 :
Thank you for highlighting this. So many people malign GPs but have absolutely no idea what they had to do in so little time. Then there’s the hours of admin: safely authorising prescriptions, reading and deciphering path reports, referrals, forms, queries. That’s why the GPs I work with work late into the evenings and at weekend. All unseen and hidden work, and unpaid too. Xxx
2026-06-25 20:23:00
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chubbymonster :
and do t forget you are someone who has the knowledge and is able to advocate for themselves fully and there are those that really can't do a gp will take more time with them, which they need to do! I feel bad for GPs I really do.
2026-05-29 19:23:36
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Em feat. Mister & Mimi (cats)✅ :
This is why serious things are being missed until it’s too late.
2026-05-30 10:16:21
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Bella :
They need longer appointments. The trainee at the surgery i worked at got a bit long but as they got use to the system they would cut them down to 10 minutes. It why GPs are chronically late because if anything becomes more complex and they take the time it comes out of admin time and lunch breaks. They need more GPs and longer appointment times
2026-05-30 06:11:07
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Naj Hopwood :
Patients with chronic illnesses, disabilities or rare illnesses etc should automatically be booked with at the very least a double appointment with the same GP.
2026-05-30 18:41:40
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user1769032167321 :
you are a good guy, keep raising awareness 👏
2026-05-29 21:15:09
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Safia :
As a GP, thanks for calling out this shit show of a system we are supposed to function in 😭
2026-06-24 22:24:26
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NicolaC 🇪🇺🇬🇧 :
It must be a really tough job because so many have switched to working part time.
2026-05-30 20:44:21
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kemekii3 :
10 minutes to assess/examine/document and request all investigations plus prescribe. It’s actually really bad
2026-05-29 22:17:34
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Natalie :
The orthopedic doctors in my area are expected to see 80 patients per day.
2026-05-29 18:49:49
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Nikki 🇬🇧 :
The new GP contract is scary
2026-05-29 18:02:02
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Catherine Colombo :
waited 6 MONTHS for an appt where I waited over an hour to see the doc and total appt was less than 5 min. I was livid
2026-05-29 20:31:55
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clairesiciliano :
50-60 scripts would be an easy day 😂 I’m a pharmacy dispenser, and we get anywhere from 200 to 400 scripts a day 😅 and when one is wrong it’s a nightmare for all involved! If the GPs had more time per patient, there’d be less mistakes, the time wasted fixing the errors would be much better spent getting it right in the first place! The whole system is broken 😞
2026-05-29 19:44:13
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