Many names go through Dr Da Vinci's head over the course of a day. One of the new-comers is a gentleman called Andrew Lansley the new secretary of state for health.
What is he plotting? Is he as competent as everyone says he is? What does this mean for the NHS? What's his angle?
An article in the Daily Mail this week, based on his recent press conference, touched on a very sore nerve for many doctors; the provision of out-of-hours services by GP's.
You see many GP's work over 60 hours a week already. It would take a great deal of re-structuring to ensure that this service can be provided safely.
I've read some of the comments on the article. GP's are once again branded as 'Lazy', 'Fat Cats', 'Greedy', 'Focussed on profit instead of patient care' when infact the crux of the problem seems to be how OOH can be safely implemented and paid for rather than GP's being reluctant to do it.
I like the fact that....."Under his plans, responsibility will be handed back from primary care trusts to GPs working in local groups, who will commission services or provide them by working in rotas through co-ops."This will be much better than the current private provider model.
Opinion on Andrew Lansely? As yet undecided, all will be revealed on his 60 day report card.
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