Russell BrownJust had an email from @stonewalluk about their joint #queer #sexed project with Durex UK
Not strictly my remit as a #nhsgp but it’s really well-written, might be useful for other medics and associated professional colleagues
Have a look!
And to close the day, a rather inward looking motion that is nonetheless very important for constituent #NHSGP
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Lots of people speaking against, concerned re mission creep and a dilution of the specialism that is #nhsgp. We really are the last generalists in the nhs, apart from perhaps our colleagues in ED? And of course our roles are very different.
In any event the motion was narrowly passed as a reference, meaning we can now examine it in more detail without it becoming formal policy.
An interesting one, this. Gets more docs in but are there enough GPs to supervise them? Legally, you can’t work in #nhsgp unless you’re on the Performers List (and so trained as a gp). This is about getting eg care of the elderly docs into gp surgeries. Not about replacing GPs (we do different jobs)
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This one is about other services managing their workload by getting us in #NHSGP to manage patients who are waiting for an appointment, or on specialist medication, or under a specialist nurse who can’t access their supervising consultant for some reason. Or a paramedic calling me for advice when they can’t speak to their own senior support. We are busy enough, we have OUR job to do without doing everybody else’s too.
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Another somewhat technical one for non-GPs. Enhanced access is additional #NHSGP time/access, but usually NOT provided by a GP but by other colleagues such as paramedics, physios, pharmacists and nurses (highly valued and valuable but needing supervision and support). This would include up til 8pm weekday and 9-5 Saturday. It is a political “innovation” and use existing staff, who have to do it on top of the day job.
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Next up, change to core hours for #NHSGP service in England. I have mixed thoughts about this one to be honest. I definitely support the concept. Not sure how it works in a modern NHS. We need more GPs or this won’t work and Government aren’t even trying to rectify that.
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Next item about making sure funding intended for #NHSGP stays in GP, resourcing the care we can provide you. We need MORE resourcing, not to share our 8% of NHS spend on “supporting” other parts of the service. We are drowning.
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A more technical motion, but specifically about trying to make sure there is a suitable level of influence for #NHSGP in the modern #NHS
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Next up, gender dysphoria/ #transgender issues. #nhsGP should NOT be put in the position of acting outside our competence. We need proper specialist services, not for us to be provider of last resort. These potentially vulnerable patients need a PROPERLY resourced SPECIALIST service.
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