Primary care appears to be under immense strain, facing financial challenges that threaten its sustainability. The Treasury has compounded these pressures by imposing significant National Insurance increases on GP practices. This comes on top of rising operational costs and an overwhelming demand for services.
Budgets aren’t just abstract figures on a screen; they arrive with heavy boots, and those setting them should step carefully, mindful of the lives they impact.
Quadrant prioritisation, popularised by Steven Covey in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, is actually based on Eisenhower’s Matrix. President Dwight D. Eisenhower originally developed this method to prioritise tasks by urgency and importance.
