Fuck me; do you work for the Daily Fail or something? Only they would take that line and run with it.
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Never rose higher than contributing editor for the Budly Salterton Pig Fertiliser Gazette.
Wow, letās all bin off going to see a GP and just self refer ourselves to consultants.
Genius
Bill Shankly should never live down saying football is more important than life or death.
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I think this is a case of poor communication by Starmer leading to people (wilfully or accidentally) misunderstand what is actually being proposed, as the interview isnāt the place to go into detail.
I believe during the interview he gave two examples where this might be applied Which implies its not for everything) - back pain and internal bleeding. The former is already open to self referral where I live so I assume is also the case in some other areas, and if I thought I had internal bleeding I would probably go to A&E rather than my GP anyway. Presumably the key point is that if you know you have internal bleeding either the symptoms are obvious or there has been prior engagement with medical services for something which is probably quite urgent so why tie up GPs with that aspect of the referral?
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I didnāt hear the interview but that struck me as a rather odd example. I saw a comment from a doctor on Twitter that he was probably referring to blood in the stool. Iām not sure what happens in England but NHS Scotland used to screen for this in all over-50s.
There are a number of possible causes for that (it was colorectal cancer that we screened for) but it is only a medical emergency if it is actively bleeding or looks like treacle. Iām assuming that Stanmer was talking about getting a colonoscopy or similar but that still needs some sort of triage.
Having said that, the one thing that annoys me with the German health service is how badly joined up it is. Self-referral is all well and good when you know where you meant to be referring to.
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Iāve had the test kit sent to me every 2 years since I turned 50
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It must be the same across the whole NHS. Thereās a statistical model that they use for these. I know I had a colonoscopy under 50 as I had been suffering from anaemia.
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I think for a set number of specialists like (Dietitian, Physiotherapist, Pediatrician, Dermatologists, Phycologists) you should be able to self-refer. You could prescreen. with a nurse, you could place a charge (eg 50 pound) so it was not abused.
Perhaps the system could utilise NHS helpline to allow referrals that way.
Many a time going to the GP, is like calling up an internet service provider. Despite knowing what you need, they still make you go through a checklist.
1/ Turn off and on your router
2/ Try a different device
3/ Try a different cable
4/ Plug into master telephone socket
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Bill people Ā£100 for missing a doctorās appointment or for going just for a chat (hello my father in law)
Is there a reason why GPs in particular or are they just looking for anyone to chat to?
How about receiving a ādid not attend letterā for a doctors appointmentā¦that you have never made, were not in the same county and then told you have made another appointmentā¦oh no I havenātā¦asking the health centre to sort the mess out, leaving 3 phone messages on 3 separate days, and still a month laterā¦no one has contacted meā¦I think they owe me money, for pointing out there is a glich in their systemā¦
ā¦and you end up getting blacklisted for a no-show
Because I contacted and pointed out that I didnāt make the appointment, it was someone elseā¦and just by chance a doctor took my message ā¦the āblack markā was taken off my recordā¦but no apologyā¦
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Another call tomorrow just to confirm the black mark has actually been removed might be a sensible option alsoā¦ !
Iāve already called 3 times since the 5th of Januaryā¦and still no one has repliedā¦theyāre praps thinking Iāll forget about itā¦oh they are wrong!!!
Could be worse, try ringing Barclaysā¦ā¦
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He would make an appointment every week to tell the doctor how he was feeling as the doctor needed to know. Sent the bloke a bottle of wine when FIL passed.
Iām still not quite sure what to make of this. Was this because he had some chronic condition or was he just looking for the company?