Re: Doctor not on call
Although I hate the idea of Doctors not making home visits any more, I can appreciate that a lot of patients, in certain areas, might put it on a bit to save them going to the surgery. These are possibly the same people who go to the doctors because they have a cold. We know who they are.Re: Doctor not on call
It does not matter what system is introduced because there will always be dishonest and bad people out there that will abuse it which usually ends in it being abolished.Re: Doctor not on call
In my new (temporary) surgery there are pictures illustrating what deserves a home visit, and what doesn’t. Top of the list of the latter is ‘lack of transport/no money’.Re: Doctor not on call
Even though in my post i said i can understand the decision of the BMA, i am a very strong supporter of the need and keeping home visits because of the help and support it has given to various close members of my family, my grandparents, rest in peace and more recently my father who had major surgery back in April due to cancer and then getting an infection that resulted in Sepsis. His road to recovery has meant he has had to have a few home visits by the doctor because at the time he was not able to get to hospital. So yes, home visits are a must BUT at the same time there has to be some kind of system in place that prevents is from being abuse but that is extremely difficult due to all the protections and rights humans have. A surgery cannot ask this because it may cause discrimination, a surgery cannot ask that because it be a breach of the persons human right, so unfortunately, the genuine home visits are included in with the frauds.Re: Doctor not on call
Re: Doctor not on call
Home visits are incredibly important to the elderly particularly those who are semi or immobile and the mentally ill.. I think the service should be extended given hiw hard it is to get a gp appointment and the beds crisis. It should not be rationed and GPs should have on call in their contract.Thread Tools | |
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