There was a recent interview with a Doctor (promotion for his TV series), which highlighted a really good point. Instead of seeing people for 10 minutes at a time, where he could be asked the same questions about the same issue – such as diabetes – by a lot of his patients. His suggestion – put them all in a room, run an hours surgery, on that topic, such as obesity, diabetes or other issues that affect so many of the population.
Not only do the patients get more time to ask questions, they can also see there are others going through the same thing – it opens up the opportunity for support and shared knowledge. This has to be a good thing, education is key to so many of these issues.