No wonder GPs are retiring early

[SirGalahad]

There are idiotic policies but this Government really has a strong lead in implementing most of the worst ones. Here is one example.

Currently those people who apply for PIP payments a questionnaire is sent to their GP to complete. Now this questionnaire is worded in such a way that the GPs find it nigh on impossible to provide a fair reflection of the persons disabilities - it is designed to make the application fail.

It can take over half an hour for the GP to complete. Inevitably the application is rejected - and the person appeals. Now the person goes back to their GP to ask them to write a letter better explaining their disability.

The problem is this letter is not part of the GP NHS contract and so many ask for a fee about £50 to write the letter - the problem is the person has had their payments stopped so cannot afford to pay. Inevitably most GPs spend the time writing the letter and on appeal 70% of the rejections are overturned.

However this is only part of the problem, one of the questions is how often do you visit the GP. Now some patients who are disabled but look after themselves and even though they do not need to see the GP will book an appointment just to maintain the record they are in need of GP services. This also applies to single mothers who bring in their child at the slightest hint of a cold.

So GP's are dealing with huge volumes of patients some who really are only attending because of the idiotc polcies of the DWP.

So the only way GPs can deal with the large number of patient appointments without further funding is using Nurse practitioners who are not skilled to deal with complex cases.

Well done to the idiots in charge and those voting for them.

https://www.theguardian.com/comment...w-on-gp-shortages-a-symptom-that-wont-go-away

https://www.theguardian.com/society...ng-twice-as-many-patients-as-safe-limit-study

 

[SirGalahad]

https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/n...despite-having-six-months-left-to-live/30/05/

The Department for Work and Pensions is forcing a terminally ill man to reapply for his benefits – despite having just six months to live.

Ron Stevenson, 69, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease ten years ago and relies on moderate weekly care payments to supplement his care.

Former special needs teacher Ron is almost completely paralysed, leaving him reliant on carers and his wife Gill.

This is a policy by design - well done to those who voted for this.

 

[pete50]

After calling those people who vote for the idiots, by association, idiots, who do you suggest we vote for? I wont vote for any of them at the moment and, as far as I can see, there isn't anyone remotely close that I would vote for. OI voted for Farage in the Euros purely and simply to give the remoaners and this government a, proverbial, kick in the teeth.

 

[durhamplumber]

https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/n...despite-having-six-months-left-to-live/30/05/

The Department for Work and Pensions is forcing a terminally ill man to reapply for his benefits – despite having just six months to live.

Ron Stevenson, 69, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease ten years ago and relies on moderate weekly care payments to supplement his care.

Former special needs teacher Ron is almost completely paralysed, leaving him reliant on carers and his wife Gill.

This is a policy by design - well done to those who voted for this.

No human system is 100% correct.If further checks are needed to root out scroungers,,,blame them, quote them as cases,,,v sad for the true cases,,,but such is life..blame the lazy scroungers.

 

[Vinty]

https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/n...despite-having-six-months-left-to-live/30/05/

The Department for Work and Pensions is forcing a terminally ill man to reapply for his benefits – despite having just six months to live.

Ron Stevenson, 69, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease ten years ago and relies on moderate weekly care payments to supplement his care.

Former special needs teacher Ron is almost completely paralysed, leaving him reliant on carers and his wife Gill.

This is a policy by design - well done to those who voted for this.

The so called disability assessment model used by the DWPs private contractors has been judged in American courts as a tool for defrauding private health insurance claiments of their benefits.
American health insurance companies who have used this assessment model have ended up in the criminal courts and been ordered to pay 100's of millions in back in benefits to claiments.