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What do you say to patients who try to insist on specific appointment times that don’t affect their work schedule? Eg after 5pm or 12:30pm.

Context: med management with brief psychotherapy sprinkled in, all adult patients.

I’m changing my clinic schedule and do not have many afternoon appointments anymore. I sometimes want to tell patients “you need to just take time off if this is important”

I get frustrated because I have to take time out of my work day to attend appointments.

Advice?

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