tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778521335346901337.post6677689947105790301..comments2023-06-26T17:05:14.194+01:00Comments on D4Dementia: GP's and care homes - A relationship under pressureBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09727279217918012517noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778521335346901337.post-83956582834857388042016-02-17T21:58:41.817+00:002016-02-17T21:58:41.817+00:00Beth - You raise many good points here. I see the...Beth - You raise many good points here. I see the situation from both sides being the daughter of someone with dementia and a GP. The issue, as you rightly say is that people in care homes deserve better routine medical care than they are currently getting. The care home that my practice covers often has residents who have moved from quite a distance due to shortage of beds so they become 'our' patients but we don't know them or their families at all and the concept of 'local GP' is immediately lost. The other issue is that visits to the care home are often squeezed in to increasingly narrow time slots (what used to be know as lunch) and there have been many occasions where my colleagues and I have wanted to spend a considerable amount of time getting to know the patient and their often complex needs but we have to see 6 other residents as well as the other home visits and get back in time for afternoon surgery. As a result those who need the most input are shortchanged. This is not a situation GPs are comfortable with which is why the motion was raised at the GP conference a couple of weeks ago. There has been some work from the British Geriatric Society looking into properly resourced care for nursing / care homes - GPs with a special interest, specialist nursing teams, community geriatricians on hand for advice etc - this would seem to be a good option but only if it is funded correctly. The way that this issue has been reported in the media is 'GPs wash their hands of troublesome care home patients whilst they head off to the golf course etc etc' but the reality is that GPs are not happy with the level of care they can safely provide at the moment. This is true of all of our patients but particularly this most vulnerable group. Something does need to change. Mumhasdementiahttp://www.mumhasdementia.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778521335346901337.post-2249600930000198812016-02-12T08:25:00.118+00:002016-02-12T08:25:00.118+00:00Your blog has always been a good source for me to ...Your blog has always been a good source for me to get quality tips on blogging. Thanks once again.<br /> <a href="https://www.carehomestoday.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">CareHomeToday</a> carehomestodayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03509355894758799705noreply@blogger.com