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seven years in and just started testing!
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Hi Alan Lawley, I was diagnosed with Type 2 = 15 years ago. I was transferred to Hospital Diabetic Clinic a year ago to get me onto Insulin. I also take 4 x 500mg of Metformin and 5mg Dapagliflozin every day. About a fortnight after attending the clinic at the hospital, I attend the surgery diabetic clinic, because the surgery clinic: test my urine, check my feet, examine those areas I inject insulin. The hospital clinic weigh me and take my blood pressure = that's all.
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Things are changing... Some GPs like mine are on PMS contracts and offer T2's the change to insulin if needed.
Without needing hospital appointments.
However. Our GP service as it is a PMS is now having huge amounts of money threatened by NHS England. If they lose this large amount of money then some services may have to be lost and this may include changing T2's to insulin (if needed).
Our patients will then be forced to go elsewhere (and join the queues at the hospitals??!!)
The GPs, even as a T1 due to other targets set by QOF, DES etc have to do the standard tests on urine, feet, weight, etc..
At the moment alot of GPs that took the PMS options in 2004 are having major changes basically forced upon them.
NHS England set out guidelines for these changes to occur and it included to keep Patients aware of changes.
There own guidance is not being kept to.
So just an advance warning... Some services may be reduced from GP Practices in the future. The individual GP Practices have to decide what options they have to take..and if they can continue offering certain services... Ours has listed swapping patients to insulin as one service that may cease.
Without needing hospital appointments.
However. Our GP service as it is a PMS is now having huge amounts of money threatened by NHS England. If they lose this large amount of money then some services may have to be lost and this may include changing T2's to insulin (if needed).
Our patients will then be forced to go elsewhere (and join the queues at the hospitals??!!)
The GPs, even as a T1 due to other targets set by QOF, DES etc have to do the standard tests on urine, feet, weight, etc..
At the moment alot of GPs that took the PMS options in 2004 are having major changes basically forced upon them.
NHS England set out guidelines for these changes to occur and it included to keep Patients aware of changes.
There own guidance is not being kept to.
So just an advance warning... Some services may be reduced from GP Practices in the future. The individual GP Practices have to decide what options they have to take..and if they can continue offering certain services... Ours has listed swapping patients to insulin as one service that may cease.
