Superb, and upsetting indeed. More pie-in-the-sky from Sir George I fear. I
don't see our local GPs getting off their backsides after 5pm in my neck of
the woods, and I can't see our local ambo folk making any decisions other
than "blue calling 'em in if in doubt"...(but they're always in doubt if you
ask me). Sounds to me like Sir George's "vision" is merely going to
encourage the dependency culture that's become so prevalent in Britain this
last decade.
The government speak about "regionalising care" for the serious cases - like
MIs or major trauma - but miss the fact that such cases make up only a tiny
percentage of our overall workload, although they tend to make up the
majority of the headlines.
AF
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From: "Scott, Charles" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 3:56 PM
Subject: Emergency access - Clinical case for change: Report by Sir George
Alberti
> Does the following quote from Prof Alberti's vision of the future upset
> others or am I just worrying needlessly like the old codger I've become?
> Are we really so rich in resources that the public can expect home
> delivery of pizza, drugs and emergency care without ever having to let
> go of the lager can or switch the TV off?
>
>
> We want to have more nurses, paramedics and
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> emergency care practitioners (ECP) (nurses or
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> paramedics with additional training) assessing
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> and treating people in their home or
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> workplace.
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> They are treating patients and are linked to GP
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> out-of-hours services in some parts of the
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> country as well as responding to 999 calls.
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>
>
> That means that, if you cut your hand in the
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> kitchen, an emergency care practitioner or
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> paramedic could arrive and dress the wound
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> there and then and organise a follow-up GP
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> appointment.
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