Bored Witless

[DaisyNonna]

Stitched myself to a sitstill.
Finished reading another book.
Nothing I want to watch on TV.
Anyone awake who wants to chat?

[tonyav]

Mmmmm, think I'll have a bag of scratchings.

[sunny-dave]

Too long 'til brekker Daisy - the clocks go back :(

[sunny-dave]

Devil's Toenails, tony - hope you have a good dentist

[Prudie]

pork rather than your own I hope Tony

[Mamyalynne]

Not hungry now

[DaisyNonna]

Crackers spread with Brie and garlic stuffed olives!

[BlackadderV]

// Went with the 'in-laws' who were telling us about their GP ringing them and giving them a dementia test over the phone. They had to recite the months of the year backwards!//

At £55 a go I think there will be a lot more of this. The tests will become so complicated that almost everyone will fail and an extra £55 drops into the GP's pocket.

[anneasquith]

just done the test..............phew, I passed. !!!

[Prudie]

That's exactly what they said Blackadder. A very disturbing £55 incentive in my opinion.

[DaisyNonna]

More doctors ticking boxes?
I would have refused to answer.

[tonyav]

Prudie
pork rather than your own I hope Tony



So do I, Prudie !.

[sunny-dave]

Not quite that simple, blackadder.

At the risk of 'being a bit boring', the actual situation is :

The GPs will get a payment for every **confirmed** diagnosis of dementia - which will still need to be done by referral to the consultants. So they don't get the cash quite that easily.

It is definitely in their interest to do some initial screening though & refer appropriate people for a proper diagnostic test.

Which is a good thing - the earlier the diagnosis, the better the drugs work.

You could argue that they should already have been doing the screening (and my surgery certainly has - even had me in to do my talk) ... but ... we live in a money-driven world (for some people) and the incentives might just work.

[petal54]

new neighbours arrived today,2bottles of wine disposed of