At 17:13 05/09/1996 +0100, you wrote:
>I detest fundholding ...
So do I, and I am the "Fund Partner".
The problem is that GPFH/internal market has been incorrectly applied.
The money *does not* follow the patient. It precedes him/her.
> (while walking the dog, which is when all STONKING ideas occur to me)
Ditto. I have a mad Border Colley. What's yours?
>Anyway, my idea is to make every citizen a fundholder.
>Allocate so much a year to each person
Sorry John Spiers, formerly Chairman of Brighton NHS Trust and now Chairman
of the Patient's Association thought of this first. He calls it Patient
Fundholding.
I think it's a great idea. 600-700UKp per patient. They would have to stop
coming to see us to save up for their CABG, etc:-)
>I'll be walking the dog again this evening. I wonder what
>spiffing wheeze will occur to me then.
>
The last good idea (no *great*) I had is yet to happen. If we get the local
DGH to subcontract work to us I'll let you all know how we did it.
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