GPs spending five hours a week on non-billable work, study finds
The time demanded for work outside direct patient care makes up about 14% of a GP's average working week, the MABEL survey found
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Australian GPs are spending an average of five hours a week on non-billable work, researchers say.
The figures are based on the responses of 2970 GPs to the the 2016 MABEL (Medicine in Australia: Balancing Employment and Life) survey.