22-10-2014, 12:44 PM
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Re: Doctors
Originally Posted by Meg
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If a doctor is incapable of recognising dementia in the first place how will giving them an extra £55 per patient for diagnosing it help 
22-10-2014, 03:14 PM
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Re: Doctors
Originally Posted by Alan Cooke
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They get paid a salary and then they get paid extra for doing what their salary is paid for. It doesn't make sense to me. When I was a lecturer I got paid a salary but I didn't get paid extra for going into a classroom and teaching.
Quite. That makes sense to me Alan.
Will it stop at diagnosing Dementia though?
Might it be taken a step further in the future, and they be offered money to diagnose cancer, diabetes, heart disease or any other serious illnesses?
I didn't even think it was a GP who diagnosed Dementia. I know just before my Mum died her GP gave her a mini dementia questionnaire, and when she got quite a low score, he had to refer her on to a 'Memory Clinic' to make a diagnosis, he didn't do it himself. So who would have claimed the £55 then?
22-10-2014, 05:02 PM
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Re: Doctors
Well, this could mean this time next year we'll all be demented!I worry that people likely to have dementia will get priority for appointments, any little symptom will get "recognized" as dementia and why don't they give that money to the people who are looking for a cure, as an extra incentive, or spend it on care or research!
22-10-2014, 05:30 PM
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I'm afraid the cynic in me thinks this is more to do with pharmaceutical companies than doctors. Dementia medications are not cheap, and given the increasing elderly population this looks like a way to increase prescriptions. Some politicians (Mr. Hunt, perhaps?) probably have lots of pharmaceutical shares…As for salaries, GP partners are not paid salaries. Their pay is based on what government targets they meet and partly a fee for service i.e. they get paid each time they do particular things. So this would appear to be just another addition to such things.
And Mups is right, GPs don't diagnose dementia. So heaven knows what the story really means.
The whole scheme is demented!
22-10-2014, 05:46 PM
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They already get substantial payments via the QOF, (Quality and Outcomes Framework) points system currently standing at £156 per point in England, i believe there are 120 points to be gained and it can double their wages.Add in the possibility of favoured status to some companies selling drugs and are we really being well served. ?
22-10-2014, 06:24 PM
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Re: Doctors
Originally Posted by susiejaeger
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Well my Mum has Dementia quite badly and the only thing they have given her is a tablet that is suppose to prolong the illness, but my Mum has been on this tablet for one year and it's not done anything to prove things, all its done is make her toilet everywhere.
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