People are waiting hours for ambulances/A&E appts⬆️⬆️
Although 999 calls up, those conveyed to A&E similar to previous yrs, as are A&E attendances
GP appts are up 120% cc 2019
So where is the problem?
Beds? Occupancy? Discharge? Covid?
What is the fix? #NHSCrisis 1/🧵
Out-patient attendances just returned to 2019 levels
But 7m awaiting treatments
Treatments and investigations below 2019
Hospitals working more slowly
What’s the problem? 2/🧵
GPs continue to consult at records levels
Fewer GPs doing more
Referrals for investigations/2WW remain
Overall referrals to hospitals slightly lower presumably due to backlogs and use of ‘Advice and Guidance’
So GPs aren’t the problem 3/🧵 #GPCrisis@DAUK_GP@BMA_GP
Social care funding remains low
Provision of beds in community reduced
Ageing & increasing population
Part of the problem 4/🧵 #SocialcareCrisis
Beds and capacity in secondary care reduced over decades of underinvestment
We don’t have capacity in secondary care to deal with population we have
The big problem
Blame MPs not GPs 5/🧵End #NHSCrisis
GPs - Facts or fiction 🧵
They are not seeing patients F2F
Why are waiting rooms are empty
They are not working
AEs are full because GPs aren’t seeing patients
They shut their doors during the pandemic
They are all part-time
They are paid too much
They no longer care 1/9
GPs are not seeing Pts F2F
1.4million people a day have an appt with GP practices
70% Face to Face 980000
2019 1.2m 90% F2F = 1080000
So 200000 less F2F /day
But 200000 more appts a day
There are also less GPs 2000 fewer than 2015 when the Government promised 5000 more now 2/9
Why are GP waiting rooms empty?
During the pandemic GPs were told to restrict waiting rooms & stagger appts by NHS
They did this by triage speaking to pts first, then a F2F if necessary
So what used to be packed waiting rooms with GPs running late
Now seen every 30m & safer 3/9