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Can we afford the doctor?
— GP retainers and care homes |
| Author(s) | Maria Patterson |
| Corporate Author | English Community Care Association - ECCA |
| Publisher | English Community Care Association - ECCA, London, September 2008 |
| Pages | 16 pp |
| Source | Download (4/11/08) from website: http://www.ecca.org.uk/CanWeAffordTheDoctor_1_.pdf |
| Keywords | General practice ; Charges ; Residents [care homes] ; Care homes ; Nursing homes. |
| Annotation | In its report on elder abuse in 2004, the House of Commons Health Committee recommended that the practice of the payment of retainer fees should be abolished, "as every patient registered with the GP should have a right to a service from the GP without the payment of additional retainer fees". This paper provides evidence on the lack of consistency and clarity about what GP services justify the payment of retainer fees and how much services should cost. It also exposes the fact that many GP practices are charging retainer fees for services that should be free of charge for residents, and makes recommendations accordingly. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-081104215 E |
| Classmark | L5: QEJ: KX: KW: LHB |
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