Unfortunately due to the nature of our health service I find that I get progressively less time with my patients and end up getting bogged down with typing notes on the computer and mountains of paperwork.

I have explored many ways of making the best use of our time together. This includes giving information leaflets and links to reputable websites regarding things that may need repeating or things that we simply did not have time to discuss. However I find this lacks a vital personal touch; something that is very important in family medicine. Also many of these resources often don’t explain things as clearly as I would like and in ways that I would explain them.

What better way than if I could personally add to my patients understanding of their health by directing them to videos of myself, their own doctor, explaining things in person. In a way it could be seen as extending our time together.