Thanks Mark and to you all for your comments.
For interest .......
We are paying whatever the GP is asking for Hep B inoculation so funding is
not an issue.
The reason that we are not doing it ourselves is that we are a national
police force, not just county based. Our officers are therefore located
throughout the UK in numerous locations, some remote.
GPs therefore are the most convenient and appropriate source of inoculation
for many of these people. Having said that we are going to need to look at
it again now and probably move to regional vaccination centres (which will
mean significant travel for the people concerned) or funding it via local
NHS Trusts/NHS Plus.
I do as I am sure all of us appreciate your comments with regard to GP
workload Mark. The same could be said though for many NHS health
practitioners operating today, not just GPs.
Best wishes,
Stu.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark O'Connor" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 11:01 PM
Subject: Re: Hep B Vaccination
> There has been no guidance on Hep B
>
> There is a national shortage of GPs
>
> Many lists are closed
>
> Many practices within the UK are unable to replace GP that have retired,
> leaving the same work amongst fewer
>
> There were a total of 18 new GPs in 2002 for the *UK* ( Government
> target of 4000 by 2004 looking farcical)
>
> Recent GP suicide where overwork contributed according to Coroner
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/england/newsid_2065000/2065436.stm
>
> It is as hard to find Nurse Practitioners and Practice nurses and to
> keep them
>
> The workload of seeing people who are ill or believe themselves to be
> ill is rising as is the requirements to see them ever more sooner
> whether clinically appropriate or not
>
> Secondary work to this core activity unless adequately remunerated is
> likely to be declined or not looked upon with the excitement non-GPs
> seem to think we should look at it
>
> So you are either not paying the true market rate for the work or
> perhaps you are the straws on the camels' back
>
> The Police force should have this project properly funded and it should
> be coordinated nationally with all resources and medcial manpower
> organised by the Police Force OH department
>
>
>
> Mark
>
> GP - approaching retirement aged 40
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Occupational Health mailing list
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Stuart Cooper
> Sent: 02 July 2002 14:43
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Hep B Vaccination
>
>
>
> Hi All,
>
> I am currently doing a locum for one of the Police Forces and are
> undertaking a forcewide Hep B programme.
>
> We have come up against some resistence from GPs to administer Hep B.
> This is not just to administer Hep B for free, since we are happy to
> pay, but to administer it at all.
>
> Does anyone know of any recent guidance to GPs or change in practice?
>
> Thanks in advance. I hope that you are all well.
>
> With my very best wishes,
>
> Stu.
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