This may help some people who are having difficulty booking a doctors appointment.
A new Social Prescribing Link Worker has joined our team, called Lucy.
Lucy now has availability for appointments, if you wish to book in with Lucy, please contact Reception.
I was at our Coffee Morning this morning. A friendly crowd. I talk to everyone. Then I went across the road and had a chat with Angela. We put the world to rights, and she flashed up some of my latest videos on her big screen. You don't want to see my face that big. 😵😬😝
Thanks for popping in. Toodle pip. ilona
You’re on our big screen all the time. lol You do a fantastic job. I want to be like you when I grow up. lol But I’m not very crafty. I guess I need to get started on that. After the winter holidays I am going to watch some youuuutuuube videos and try and teach myself to crochet.
ReplyDeleteLearn a new craft for winter. Make something with your hands. Put your creative juices into action. A good idea.
DeleteWhat an excellent idea.
ReplyDeleteOn the surface it might seem like a good idea. Tis cheaper to employ a social worker than a doctor. This new scheme reminds me of when they moved sick people out of hospital and sent them back into care homes, without adequate medical backup. We can't deal with you here so off you go.
DeleteThis does sound like an excellent idea if properly handled. I read a blog post a few weeks back, can’t remember where I found it, about someone who had an urgent doctor’s appointment. She didn’t say what her symptoms were but wrote about the doctor holding her hand and she felt so much better. Sounds to me as if she was just a bit lonely and needed some reassurance, the service above would probably have been better for her.
ReplyDeleteGlad you are feeling better.
That sounds like how doctors used to be, when they had time to get to the bottom of the patients problem. I used to be quite friendly with my doctor through my twenties and thirties. Then I moved around a lot and hardly had any need for contact with doctors.
DeleteThere are a hell of a lot of lonely people out there. The new service might just be the answer.
You are so right…having said that I think people go to the doctor at the drop of a hat these days. I am slightly younger than you but when I was young people didn’t go to the doctor unless it was something serious - and not everyone was worried about their mental health. People made do and got on with things. I miss that kind of resilience
DeleteI think we can blame a lot of it on the wokeycokey. Some people are born with oodles of resistance, and some are born with none. One size doesn't fit all. Years ago people often trotted off to the doctors to renew their sick note, to give them another two weeks off work. If you asked them they would gladly sign you off again. I don't know if doctors are still able to do that.
DeleteMy doctor in South Africa and I had a nice chat about my asthma no rush no hurry he explained lots to me , as I was leaving he asked did out talk help, I said yes and now I have better control over my asthma. No additional drugs just understanding and what I can do. Also the pharmacist took time to explain about using the inhaler daily and not being frightened to use it.
DeleteSorry, but this is exactly what I mean…being frightened of an inhaler!
DeleteNot being kind I know but for heavens sake can’t people “man up”
She certainly won't be a social worker. They are far too scarce and too expensive. She will be a health care worker who will signpost people with nonhealth related issues to community or voluntary services. She will also be able to identify if a person needs to see a doctor and pass them through to a gp. A triage system in effect. This should help with improving people's overall health and well being without tying GPs precious time up with non medical issues. Great idea, not new though in other parts of the country social prescribing has been around for some time
ReplyDeletePerhaps this trend will escalate if there are some positive results.
DeleteSounds like a good idea in theory. But in reality it won't work. Too many people and not enough trained staff. My husband has serious mental health issues. The provision for mental health support is one of the worst of all.
ReplyDeleteI am a bit sceptical to be honest. Mental health problems must be very difficult to detect, unless the person is showing an obvious destructive personality. It's usually only visible to the family and friends of the patient, even then moods can change in an instant if someone is upset.
DeleteOf course I know nothing about the various treatments available to help such people, but it seems it could be difficult to turn a fragile mind around and get them on the right track. I wonder what timescale they are working to? How many sessions will be needed to see any beneficial results? It could end up as costly as employing a doctor.