primary care trust

[lucky]

as i understand it all the pct money will go the doctors surgery and decissions will be made there about your drugs etc. - they will be responsible solely for your care - i do worry about this as there are a lot of msers who find it difficult to get their feelings across, especially when gps are unbelieving. i think money will be short and things like baclofen instead of a more suitable expensive drugs will be pushed. - i think in general we do not come over well in a surgery and i also think that there are many patients who are very lucky to have that special something with a doctor and get anything -

i think that the unknown face of the pct is a more fairer way - though at this moment i cannot work out who will decide who will foot the bill for the ferons and up and coming drugs.

i hope the consultant still does the first yes for required expensive treatment. -

also we will be given the opportunity to join what ever surgery we want - sounds good untill you move house and all the good practices are full with people from miles away

and you have to make a longer journey.

 

thats too much thinking for one day

i did hear that maybe doctors will join together for decission making or many pct workers will work for the doctors - great more money out of the doctors budget!!!

[Stumbler]

I can understand your concerns.

 

But, it really is the eternal cycle of devolution/centralisation - things change, but inevitably stay the same!

 

Perhaps we can put an end to it, like Labour did with Boom/bust..............

 

[happyandy]

I was asked if I was willing to move from Avonex to a generic interferon at my last consultants appointment. I resisted however.

 

Im not sure if the NHS changes will occur in Scotland. My GP brother-in-law is retiring early as he thinks the changes will be a disaster.

 

Andy

[lucky]

its only england.