GP Surgeries
Use GP surgeries to man local 111 calls in regards to covid, Put GPs back to local on call family doctor type rotas, The GPs have got off lightly with this pandemic, and have been paid for very little work, Time to stop letting them dictating there working conditions and earn them, Local doctors would help to give better assurance to locals, families of all ages., and alert to local agencies, and other areas locally for quicker access to service, like Mental health, counselling, physio , child health etc
Why the contribution is important
It is important to help rebuild community, build a better community spirit and awareness, which would also help to reduce footfall with folks travelling elsewhere for services which are available locally, Build faith into the health service professionals, local education and trust.
by Kas on October 05, 2020 at 09:03PM
Posted by AuroraB October 06, 2020 at 17:31
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Posted by netherlee October 06, 2020 at 19:47
Why can't GP's do tests before you ask for an appointment at their base? it's all too inefficient.
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Posted by Morrisc0502 October 07, 2020 at 09:17
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Posted by JaneM October 07, 2020 at 19:17
One family member has had an excellent telephone and face to face contact with GP , while numerous other friends have been unable to see a GP and I have heard of elderly people with existing health conditions wait 3 weeks for a telephone appointment.
Many community services such as podiatry , physio, dietetics , etc are working on a very limited basis Triaging by phone but with few people getting hands on care. I do not understand this as health environments are well controlled , safe systems should be in place and staff are already trained in and practice infection control. There is no an absence of any proactive care - now totally reactive and rationed which is absolutely wrong.
There is a daily message that the NHS is open for business - But it is not open to many people and their health and wellbeing is adversely affected with no clear route back. This is pushing those who can to pay private practitioners many of whom also work in the NHS.
The government need to take firm control of this and get all clinical NHS staff back seeing patients with safe procedures in place as this is their job. The current position is not sustainable.
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