It isn't just the home visits. The wider funding issues haven't been mentioned.
Social services and district nursing both have discrete geographical
areas. That will have to change. PCTs have to fund secondary care
provision. Which PCT will pay for a patient who works in London but
lives in Eastbourne who is registered in London and elects to go for a
hernia repair near where he lives. Who will then Fund his post-op
care? And as John says, who will visit him at home if he is ill?
Regards
Russell
On Thursday, September 17, 2009, Gavin Jamie
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> John Glasspool wrote:
>> Ignoring the hysteria thisis bound to unleash in some medical circles;
>> has anyone seen what is ACTUALLY proposed yet? As ever, I have a
>> feeling that whatever it is, it won't work out as intended adn, just
>> like the NHS IT programme, will be costly, and inefficient.
>>
>> John
>>
> It is to be implemented in a year apparently.
>
> Promising something virtually impossible to achieve with an
> implementation date after the general election, what could he be thinking?
>
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