4 No new tasks, More time spent Yes PAs No increase – but reducing with patients, no loading smoking patient waiting clinic increase cessation data on time as simple to patient records tasks can be No longer does done by PCPA patient recalls 5 More new Recent merger of Made huge PCPA answering patient checks practices difference to phones, done No effect on paperwork for RN releasing clinic increases Practice would enrolled nurse to like to get two do PCPAs instead of one RN checks, (opportunity immigration offers) medicals, flu vaccines and smoking cessation (raised her position to near RN) 6 None None Some No change 7 More time to Drs able to see Does ACC claims More time for concentrate on more walk-ins Significant smoking clinical tasks No increase in reduction in cessation nurse led clinics, general and asthma but not as administration in clinics pressured practice Drs have more time with patients 8 None None have lost Reduction in No apparent – funding for paperwork, change B4School checks including data to Plunket (not entry for related) new patients Appendix 12: Practice manager interviews The questions were divided into eight broad categories: Time factors Meeting health targets Practice population Practice estimation of services manager’s Workload of GPs and nurses Financial considerations of a PCPA in the practices Perception of future and role of PCPA. To increase the spread of the interviews, some practice managers were interviewed who were in a practice where no GP was interviewed (see practice manager interviews, page 35).
4 No new tasks, but reducing patient waiting time as simple tasks can be done by PCPA More time spent with patients, no clinic increase Yes – PAs loading smoking cessation data on to patient records No longer does patient recalls No increase 5 More new patient checks done Recent merger of practices No effect on clinic increases Made huge difference to paperwork for RN Practice would like to get two PCPAs instead of one RN (opportunity offers) PCPA answering phones, releasing enrolled nurse to do checks, immigration medicals, flu vaccines and smoking cessation (raised her position to near RN) 6 None None Some No change 7 More time to concentrate on clinical tasks Drs able to see more walk-ins No increase in nurse led clinics, but not as pressured Drs have more time with patients Does ACC claims Significant reduction in general administration in practice More time for smoking cessation and asthma clinics 8 None None – have lost funding for B4School checks to Plunket (not related) Reduction in paperwork, including data entry for new patients No apparent change Appendix 12: Practice manager interviews The questions were divided into eight broad categories: Time factors Meeting health targets Practice population Practice manager’s estimation of services Workload of GPs and nurses Financial considerations of a PCPA in the practices Perception of future and role of PCPA. To increase the spread of the interviews, some practice managers were interviewed who were in a practice where no GP was interviewed (see practice manager interviews, page 35).
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