£100m for GPs in A&E to weed out those not seriously ill announced in Budget GPs will be placed in A&E departments to turn away people who are not sufficiently ill as part of a £100 million effort to crack down on hospital overcrowding.
The measure, announced by Philip Hammond in the budget, follows a relentless increase in A&E admissions which at one stage this winter saw one in two hospitals issue emergency alerts indicating they were unable to cope. The Daily Telegraph
See also:
The measure, announced by Philip Hammond in the budget, follows a relentless increase in A&E admissions which at one stage this winter saw one in two hospitals issue emergency alerts indicating they were unable to cope. The Daily Telegraph
See also:
- The King’s Fund responds to the Spring Budget The King's Fund
- Budget 2017 NHS Employers
- Best place for GPs is treating patients in their local communities Royal College of General Practitioners
- Budget 2017: Will £100m A&E investment really help NHS? The Daily Mail
- Budget 2017: £100m funding for GP triage in A&E GP Online
- Budget reaction: GP triage in A&E 'could deepen NHS crisis' GP Online
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