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<blockquote data-quote="DavidGrahamJones" data-source="post: 1621692" data-attributes="member: 245335"><p>You're too kind, but you over estimate my capabilities. I have to take what I'm going to say on a piece of paper otherwise I forget. At least we get to the point quickly.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I have witnessed my own mother, now sadly passed, going through the same thing. It's why she had a carer and then moved into a home, two things that don't come cheap, especially when you own your own home. Luckily she loved the home a lot. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Of course they should do the job they're paid for, but how come we seem to think they can do it the way we think they should do it, in the time they are given. </p><p></p><p>I suggest we start giving them the time to do it properly! 10 minutes is quite obviously not enough time to read notes and see patient, and I suggest that getting up to speed on a person's notes deserves at least another 10 minutes, so we either need twice as many GPs or the 20 % that take 80% of their time start cutting back, or we develop a system whereby critical information is held in such a way that the GP can read it in seconds. </p><p></p><p>I can't comment on individual case, and if there has been real negligence then they should be reported. We expect a lot from our GPs, at the same time we should give them the tools to make the job easier. The alternative is Health Insurance to be paid until the day we die (see Mr Hunts views) and you can have as much time with the GP as you want, for him to read notes properly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DavidGrahamJones, post: 1621692, member: 245335"] You're too kind, but you over estimate my capabilities. I have to take what I'm going to say on a piece of paper otherwise I forget. At least we get to the point quickly. I have witnessed my own mother, now sadly passed, going through the same thing. It's why she had a carer and then moved into a home, two things that don't come cheap, especially when you own your own home. Luckily she loved the home a lot. Of course they should do the job they're paid for, but how come we seem to think they can do it the way we think they should do it, in the time they are given. I suggest we start giving them the time to do it properly! 10 minutes is quite obviously not enough time to read notes and see patient, and I suggest that getting up to speed on a person's notes deserves at least another 10 minutes, so we either need twice as many GPs or the 20 % that take 80% of their time start cutting back, or we develop a system whereby critical information is held in such a way that the GP can read it in seconds. I can't comment on individual case, and if there has been real negligence then they should be reported. We expect a lot from our GPs, at the same time we should give them the tools to make the job easier. The alternative is Health Insurance to be paid until the day we die (see Mr Hunts views) and you can have as much time with the GP as you want, for him to read notes properly. [/QUOTE]
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