70% of all the General Practice medical problems of the people every week are ‘treated’ by telephone only
January 15, 2022
The call centre NHS 111 providing this service has been considered a disaster by most people who have used it.
Out of 168 hours a week, the GPs are available only for 50 hours (Monday to Friday 8 am-6 pm). England is the only rich country in the world where for 118 hours a week, people are offered treatment by telephone only from a call centre, the NHS 111. An entire chapter in the book has been devoted to the misdemeanour of this organisation operated by ‘Health Advisers’ with no medical qualification and six weeks of training.
The smaller the number of patients I see, the richer I get” Boast of a GP contractor.The General Practice is a commercial organisation owned by the self-employed GPs called GP contractors to generate maximum profits for themselves.
Attention Human Rights Lawyers and Supporters the General Practice in England may not be meeting its human rights obligation
Seventy-five per cent of the GPs work part-time
Make no mistake. You, your loved one, a friend would need medical attention one day.
Unlike the hospital super-specialists, all that a GP needs to perform his duties is an eight square meters consulting room. Nothing more.
The NHS does not acknowledge that millions of people are daily suffering from pain, anguish and despair because the General Practice in England is one of the worst in the world for prompt GP access.
Abolish the sham self-employed status of the GPs and pay them salaries like the other NHS doctors. Let them deal with 30% of the medical problems only and let 70% of the matters related to mental health and muscle/bone/joint issues be dealt with by non GP professionals