GPs call for home visits to be removed from contract
BMJ 2019; 367 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l6663 (Published 22 November 2019) Cite this as: BMJ 2019;367:l6663
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I sympathise with the GPs who should be allowed to choose whether there is a clinical need to carry out a home visit. What concerns me is any change to the system that diverts even more patients to A&E that end up being told they need to see their GP. Secondary care also has problems with capacity.
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May I humbly propose a well-tried and tested solution to this well-founded and genuine hiccup.: Pay £50.00 for each home visit.
Problem solved Matt Hancock .No more disagreement with medical profession.
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Re: GPs call for home visits to be removed from contract
Dear Editor
Charge £50 per home visit - problem solved ? (response above) - I very much don't think so.
Who pays the £50 - surely not the pt. for all sorts of reasons. Or NHS pays ? - but open to fraud/abuse of system etc. etc.
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