| Personal Injury News: Rise in complaints against GP's out of hours care |
| Two leading insurance companies who provide cover for GP's in England as suggested that the number of complaints made against GP's over the out of hours service has risen in recent years; one company has seen cases increase threefold since 2004. Changes that were implemented in 2004 gave GP's the option to quit evening and weekend work and nine in ten doctors took up the option which left Primary Care Trusts bosses having to employ private firms or groups of independent doctors and other health staff to provide the medical care. Critics of the new initiative have maintained that the service is has got worse and although GP's are doing less hours, their salary has increased beyond the £100,000 barrier. GP's have suggested that the increase is due to the number of people more willing to complain these days than in previous years. Many of the complaints are dealt with by the individual GP or the Primary Care Trust however there are other regulatory bodies who are also sometimes involved. The Medical Protection Society figures show that in the last full year under the old system, officials started dealing with 30 new cases in the UK in 2003 and by 2006 that had risen to 100. Stephanie Bown, of the MPS, said that the new system has put doctors under a lot of pressure dealing with many patients. "The out-of-hours experience is increasingly a source of dissatisfaction for patients." Whilst these figures are a cause for concern, the Chairman of the British Medical Association, Laurence Buckman, said, "It is a fact that patients are annoyed when they cannot see their normal doctor and I think this is more likely to make them complain about the care they receive. It does not mean the care is worse, but I do think doctors could improve their communication with patients. We have to remember that these people are often anxious and not well and need to feel reassured." Source: easilyclaim.co.uk  More News:-  Cosmetic Surgery on the Increaseomen have been indulging in cosmetic surgery for decades however an audit carried out by the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons details.... Precautions required when removing asbestos, warns HSEhe Health and Safety Executive has reiterated its warning to all companies to ensure correct precautions are taken when dealing with asbestos after a .... Substandard treatment in casualty harms patientsrecent report entitled Emergency Admissions: A journey in the right direction? published by the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome an.... Accrual for compensation owed to NHS patients hits £9 billionigures released by the NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA) suggest that an estimated £9.2 billion could be owing to patients who have received substandar.... MP3 players spark compensation worriesesearchers in Canada have suggested that a high number of people, who use MP3 players, may notice a hearing loss sparking fears of a compensation clai.... Injured worker loses legrecycling company has admitted breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 following an inquiry by the Health and Safety Executi.... Criminal injury compensation claim turns out to be a hoaxman has appeared in court charged with perverting the course of justice after he claimed he was attacked with a nail gun. David Russell of Glouceste.... |
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