Baron: Government complacency over chiropody services

re conservatives

They will of course provide the :


£500,000,000.00 additional funding to achieve this.

regards David

 

Hi All,

David, Do you think £500,000,000 for Podiatry Care Assistants to cut nails would be provided by Conservatives if they get the opportunity?

An assumption on my part? You have already ruled Podiatrists out elsewhere haven't you! You could be right not to expect Podiatrists to cut nails under the present Policy' in the NHS.

Regards,

Colin.

 

Throwing money at perceived problems is what lead to the problem now. Demand will always outstrip supply ... the debate should be about realistic and fair means to ration services and how to adjust expectations. (ie Health Economics 101)

 

Not a perceived problem Craig, but a very real one, affecting not only many patients but podiatrists as well. It is not solved by rationing services, but by identifying what care is needed and who should be responsible for funding and providing it.

You are quite correct insomuch as throwing money at a defective system only compounds the problems; ergo - fix the system!

Mark

 

Targets - Rationing by the back door?

Hi Craig,

Your breaking a thou shalt not norm! You can ration anything you like in the NHS. but you must not say it. That possibly is why targets are so popular, a form of rationing is it, isn't it, by the back door?

As Mark says above, "Not a perceived problem Craig, but a real one,"

I'm about to dash out the door to prove it, and I don't work for the NHS. depending on how you look at it?

Regards,

Colin.

 

There is an obvious way to increase the productivity of footcare services in the UK, to the benefit of patients and podiatrists alike.

By moving NHS footcare away from dedicated clinics into (those) private practices (who want to participate).

Mark Russell has written about this at great length elsewhere. It makes perfect sense to me.

Regards,
davidh