Emma Bower
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1,286 appearances
13 recordings
1 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 14 Aug
Emma Bower’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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How did the GPs you interviewed describe the impact of this sort of unfunded work, which we see a lot being transferred from secondary care to primary care?
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How did they manage that?
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How did it impact on their mental well being?
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This
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A key theme is moral distress, isn't it?
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That's that's something that people have started talking about more in the NHS really since the pandemic.
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But what does that look like for a GP and how is it different from burnout?
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you've mentioned a couple of times as well, like sort of the change in the way people access general practice and digital
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online consultations, digital triage tools.
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Obviously the government policymakers are really quick to promote these things because they think it's gonna help demand and help people get access to a GP quicker.
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But your findings suggest that hybrid access models involving all these forms of contact have actually intensified strain for doctors.
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Why is that?
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You've talked about continuity a bit and how important that is for for GPs and them wanting to stay I mean, I suppose uh just talking about that then, um the digital stuff, that stuff wouldn't be so burdensome if it was continuity, if it was patients you knew and stuff, but moving between those different models perhaps would be less stressful.
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But, you know, given access has been such a focus in general practice in recent years and that looks like really set to continue.
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What would you say to policymakers about that when you sort of realise that continuity is so important to G P retention?
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That makes sense, doesn't it really?
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It's less of the the worry as well.
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If it's someone you know, you kind of know when things are sort of you've got a gut feeling to a certain extent, haven't you, whether things are right or wrong.
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Whereas if it's someone you don't know at all, then the the concern about whether they could deteriorate is probably a lot higher.
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One of the other things obviously you found in your study, and and this is just true generally, isn't it, is that many GPs have moved to portfolio working as a way to prevent burnout and keep working longer.
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