BlogMaking general practice fit for the future
Federations and networks of GP practices are working to deliver extended services and raise standards of care. These innovations are valuable, but much more is needed to ensure general practice really is fit for the future, says Chris Ham.
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The second problem is that from the individual GPs point of view, this might seem to be the worst of all possible worlds: too far from power (and we all know that power is concentrated in very few hands..) in the organisation, no room for individual development, need (unless the premises questions are solved) to accept financial loss if investments have already been made - and not even the protection of EWTD!
In science fiction, robots became dangerous when they started asking "what is there in it for me?"
Has anyone considered this for GPs, current and future?
It's all about money and the lack of it. All happening without any mandate.
There is talk of incentivising doctors to produce better outcomes but no detail about what these outcomes might be. If it is reducing morbidity/mortality for a whole population then there are so many factors outwith the control of GPs that you would be mad to accept such a contract.
Ultimately though the elephant in the room is completely ignored, that is the growing lack of GPs. No solution to this is offered and therefore no solution to the problems of general practice. It has got to be made attractive and making GPs responsible for the ills of the whole country where we have the number of healthy years of life not increasing at the same rate as life expectancy is not going to help.
GPs will not receive more money, but their lives are supposed to be made better?
There will be no room for innovation, or the ability of individual GP Practices to make their own changes, leading to better patient care?
Next we will hear of Psychology tests for GPs to ensure they all think the same, like they do in some industries.
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