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<blockquote data-quote="ann34+" data-source="post: 1901875" data-attributes="member: 94348"><p>Hi, Tim, yes, very good point, i ticked agree under your response a while back but i have a number of non diabetic health probs at moment, i am sorry i have not got back sooner.</p><p>When issues are clear cut, as in your example above, i imagine the CCG might respond to the logic. But when issues involve factors like quality of life, what other health problems people may have, etc - which used to be regarded as importent - i am not so sure. There seems not much interest in a population's overall feelings of health and wellbeing , even if, in the long term , this has/will have an important bearing on CCG costs.</p><p>Regarding Sheba's important point, i do not know, but, from my own experience, i am pretty sure an ambulance call-out does not affect the surgery budget, and i am unsure regarding the CCG budget. Why do i say this? My surgery seemed unconcerned re my ambulance callouts, often never even discussing them.. No one phones me next day etc, as used to be the case, and a number of times the surgery does not even know of them. There does not apppear to be time to collate information in the surgery - i have learnt that the patient must do extensive work.</p><p>i would now advise anyone, especially if they are over 65, who is feeling very ill, and whose surgery is reluctant to refer for what could be a serious issue, to call an ambulance . This may not work in every case - i went through hell when i was not diagnosed with a bone break due to , probably, strict rules regarding when MRI can be used in A and E, but at least one gets a basic blood test done so potentially serious electrolyte and blood problems can be picked up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ann34+, post: 1901875, member: 94348"] Hi, Tim, yes, very good point, i ticked agree under your response a while back but i have a number of non diabetic health probs at moment, i am sorry i have not got back sooner. When issues are clear cut, as in your example above, i imagine the CCG might respond to the logic. But when issues involve factors like quality of life, what other health problems people may have, etc - which used to be regarded as importent - i am not so sure. There seems not much interest in a population's overall feelings of health and wellbeing , even if, in the long term , this has/will have an important bearing on CCG costs. Regarding Sheba's important point, i do not know, but, from my own experience, i am pretty sure an ambulance call-out does not affect the surgery budget, and i am unsure regarding the CCG budget. Why do i say this? My surgery seemed unconcerned re my ambulance callouts, often never even discussing them.. No one phones me next day etc, as used to be the case, and a number of times the surgery does not even know of them. There does not apppear to be time to collate information in the surgery - i have learnt that the patient must do extensive work. i would now advise anyone, especially if they are over 65, who is feeling very ill, and whose surgery is reluctant to refer for what could be a serious issue, to call an ambulance . This may not work in every case - i went through hell when i was not diagnosed with a bone break due to , probably, strict rules regarding when MRI can be used in A and E, but at least one gets a basic blood test done so potentially serious electrolyte and blood problems can be picked up. [/QUOTE]
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