Comments on: GP Catchment Areas at an End? http://danieljlewis.org/2009/09/22/gp-catchment-areas-at-an-end/ A Geography/GIS blog by Daniel J Lewis Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:38:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4-alpha-20124 By: Daniel Lewis http://danieljlewis.org/2009/09/22/gp-catchment-areas-at-an-end/comment-page-1/#comment-1982 Daniel Lewis Tue, 09 Nov 2010 15:01:55 +0000 http://danieljlewis.org/?p=61#comment-1982 No, it's in the Health White Paper to be agreed. I'm not clear on the time scale for implementation either as abolition of PCTs and SHA will take place over a couple of years. No, it’s in the Health White Paper to be agreed. I’m not clear on the time scale for implementation either as abolition of PCTs and SHA will take place over a couple of years.

]]> By: Rtchard M Newman http://danieljlewis.org/2009/09/22/gp-catchment-areas-at-an-end/comment-page-1/#comment-1898 Rtchard M Newman Thu, 04 Nov 2010 10:08:11 +0000 http://danieljlewis.org/?p=61#comment-1898 Have the government abolished doctors catchment areas yet ? Have the government abolished doctors catchment areas yet ?

]]> By: S. Jones http://danieljlewis.org/2009/09/22/gp-catchment-areas-at-an-end/comment-page-1/#comment-59 S. Jones Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:51:08 +0000 http://danieljlewis.org/?p=61#comment-59 The matter of being able to get a home visit or not from the GP is surely spurious. What GP's do out of hours home visits now? I certainly don't know of any! They use the local shared services for this. People with 'problems' that GPs are unwilling to accept should have central services they can attend. In fact, this should be a choice for everyone! We could choose a local GP if we were happy with that or a central service anywhere we happened to be based on production of our NHS card. Where's the problem? If it's beaurocracy then get that sorted out instead of making it an excuse. Look at the models in other countries. See what works best and pour money into it if necessary to overhaul it - instead of pouring money into bankers' pockets.... Or set up a completely innovative model of health care which includes education and schools, businesses and workplaces, communities and open hospital access.... The matter of being able to get a home visit or not from the GP is surely spurious. What GP’s do out of hours home visits now? I certainly don’t know of any! They use the local shared services for this.

People with ‘problems’ that GPs are unwilling to accept should have central services they can attend. In fact, this should be a choice for everyone! We could choose a local GP if we were happy with that or a central service anywhere we happened to be based on production of our NHS card. Where’s the problem? If it’s beaurocracy then get that sorted out instead of making it an excuse.
Look at the models in other countries. See what works best and pour money into it if necessary to overhaul it – instead of pouring money into bankers’ pockets….
Or set up a completely innovative model of health care which includes education and schools, businesses and workplaces, communities and open hospital access….

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