Named GP for over 75 year olds

[Callista]

I was under the impression that this was written into GP’s contracts but my request to know that name of mine was met by blankness from my GP reception. What is the experience of other people with regard to this? Have you been given a named GP?

[Bingofox007]

I work in primary care and you are correct. If receptionist cannot help try contacting practice manager maybe. Take care ❤️

[Mart25]

From 2015, GP's contracts require ALL patients to have a named GP. Before 2015 it was a requirement for over 75s only. So your GP practice should have a GP assigned to every patient. See bma.org.uk/advice-and-suppo...

[10gingercats]

Yes. I have had a named GP for years.I can mostly get to see him or at leastget a tel. appoint.Husband similarly has the same arrangement.

[gladliz in reply to 10gingercats]

You're lucky, here in N. Wales our local surgery, which is about 10mins walk from my house, haven't had any named Drs for years.😡 Not unless your surname is Locum. We used to have a good team but they all started together and all retired within 2 years of each other and it's been down hill ever since. 😡 General practice is hard work and the growth of new housing developments almost doubled the number of patients over the years. One new Dr left because of racial harassment, it's that sort of area, and never replaced. Moan over!😊

[seniorita]

Our surgery allocated a named GP to every patient many years ago, and you pretty much had to see that GP. It was basically for continuity of care and worked very well. That was in the good old days. Now, to get a phone appointment with someone it will be about a week, but to speak to your named GP make that about 4. My GP only works one day a week, that's a Monday, so take out holidays and Bank Holidays and that probably only leaves about 40 days out of 365 that I can actually speak to my GP. Having been lucky enough to live many years only occasionally needing to speak to a doctor I now find myself needing their services more often.

[Qualipop]

I have but only because I Insisted after a bad experience with another GP. HOwever here's no guarantee I can see him without a long wait. Anything urgent must be treated by whoever is on duty but my amed GP makes any decisions about my spine or heart even if someone else has to pass on details of consultations.

[Survivor1952]

I've had a named GP for some years albeit I am under 75. My named GP changes regularly and I rarely, if ever, get to see them. In fact I've never seen my current named GP.

IMHO the GP network is where the problems lie, I can never get an appointment to see anyone without going into the surgery and making a very public fuss, I even had to do that to get my discharge letter put in front of my GP!

[scentedgardener]

I had a named GP for years then he retired. 3 or 4 others followed and all left after a short time. The other 2 partners retired and another local practice looked after us for a few months. The practice is now owned by a single GP and there seems to be an unending procession of locums. No-one seems capable of reading patient notes, or speaking to the patient, before prescribing medication I can't use or referring me to cardiology when I'm already on a list. Telephone appointments require about a 4 week wait. Waste of resources all the time, and inefficiency at it's finest.Very sad to see such a previously fine practice go so badly downhill.