Why Were UK MPs Alarmed About Falls Care?

Who says Scots are not different? Frailty among older people is less common to GPs in Scotland because of stronger family cohesion and less fragmentation

In the Guardian today: GPs in England are so “overloaded” that they cannot help older people who are at risk of falling in what NHS bosses accept is an unacceptable failure of care, the House of Commons’ public accounts committee has said. Pressure on GPs’ time has intensified as a result of the government’s decision to give patients online access to their services, according to a report by the influential cross-party group of MPs. The committee…

Why were UK MPs alarmed about falls care?

GPs in England say overload blocks fall risk help In England, lawmakers heard evidence that general practitioners are too overloaded to effectively help older people at risk of falling , according to reporting connected to a public accounts committee session. The committee’s focus was on whether…

NHS England has overloaded GPs with access targets, MPs warn

GPs are unable to provide the care frail, older patients need because NHS England has overloaded practices with access targets, MPs have warned.