As I read it - and I'd be grateful if someone would correct me if I'm wrong - this means that our District Nurses will continue to work out-of-hours if they have to attend a patient who falls into one of these two categories but not if the patient is a 999 emergency.
- We had a strongly supportive article on page 2 of yesterday's Press & Journal, here, which quotes extensively from the public statement made by our two GPs - many, many thanks again to Dr Colebrook and Dr Topham.
- The Oban Times carried a front page article in today's edition - preview here - again featuring our GPs' statement.
- Please, if you have the time, write to both these papers giving your personal views on our situation. Email the P&J at pj.editor@ajl.co.uk, and the Oban Times can be contacted at PO Box 1, Oban. PA34 4HB, or at editor@obantimes.co.uk.
- Charles Kennedy has taken up our case with NHS Highland.
- Dave Thompson, MSP, has spoken to Tracy Legema of NHS Highland and is awaiting a response from her.
- We are tremendously grateful to those of you who have written personal letters to either Alex Salmond or Nicola Sturgeon or both. There's still time to do this - a downloadable template for a letter, which can then be edited in Word, is here.
- A reminder to all local residents that the Community Council is holding an emergency meeting on Monday night at 8pm in Kilchoan Community Centre.
I wonder why it is safe for the District Nurses to respond to emergencies in normal working hours when contacted direct by the patient or the GPs but not at other times covered by NHS24?
ReplyDeleteVery good point.
ReplyDeleteMy personalised email to Alex S. has been sent while I am sitting in Ushuaia waiting for the ship to be fixed. We leave on Boxing day hopefully.
Trevor