Aust Fam Physician
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In preparation for investigating burnout among general practitioners internationally, we examined the validity and reliability of an instrument called the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). ⋯ This pilot study suggests the MBI scale is reliable and valid. We believe it of use in identifying GPs at risk of, or already experiencing, burnout.
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The role of divisions of general practice has changed significantly since its inception. Divisions have evolved from simply assisting general practitioners in their practices and providing complementary support to existing health services through project work, to becoming major instruments of organisational change. ⋯ In the process of the change in the role of divisions we have experienced a paradigm clash between the essential work of GPs as effective medical practitioners, and their role in divisions as managers and leaders of the wider health care system change.