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Do you have a long term health condition? If so have you recently had a visit from your surgery e.g. Community Matron/Nurse etc who operates from your GP surgery?

I did yesterday and was asked answers for a form filling - now I have not signed anything - it was written in pencil, to be written in ink later and then signed. However OH was out at the time and when he returned (just missing her) he found some of the questions I was asked a bit odd.

e.g. Have you made a Will and Power of Attorney?
Do you wish to be resuscitated?
Are you mentally alert to make decisions?

There were many questions. Imagine my reaction when headlines of Daily Mail this morning are highlighting this issue. I do not think I will be signing this document although I will take a photocopy of it. My OH/son know my wishes only too well they coincide with their own.

I trust my GP and my family but that is as far as it goes. Is the idea to give carte blanche to every Tom, Dick and Harry to make decisions on my behalf? The more I think of it the more uneasy I become.

did they show ID

think i would of phoned GP just to cheek they are who they say they are


i remember once i had a visit from GP community health visitor
asking about at the time my 3 year old.
i ask her why did she need to no all about her if she is 3 and don't need to attend
baby clinic

plus i new who the community health visitor was in person as mum use to work with her

i did phone GP and give them the name of the person that called
they said they would look into it but i nether heard back from the GP

and i did not let this woman in to my house i told her to book an appointment for me at the surgery


all ways cheech ID and dont let any one in your home
unless you 100% now who thay are

I have several health conditions that come under the heading of long term health problems. I am 71 this year.

If I survive until I am 75, anyone from my doctor's surgery coming to see me to ask questions about my personal affairs or wishes, will be wasting their time, as far as I am concerned, my doctors surgery has all the information they need about me, to treat any current or future health problems - I won't be answering any questions or signing any forms.

It is specifically for over 75s and is a government health policy to do with giving more care to the elderly I think, if I read it correctly. But Health officials/nurses etc are saying that the 'do you wifh to be resuscitated?' question should only be asked by somebody who knows/has treated the person to whom they ask the question. I think it was expected that the people asking the questions would only include that one if it was relevant. Something else that has not been properly thought through. :-(

Shelly - yes I know her and pretty well. I expect it is another money source for GPs to return these forms.

Well, I,m over that age, and if anyone comes to give me a form to fill in or ask personel questions I will tell them to ( Sniff) off. Very Politely. Bloody Cheek. :-|

:-D :-D :-D :-D :-D @ Merlin <3

ChrisofWessex
so glad to here that you new this person
as we can never be to share these day who is knocking at the door
and who we let in

but i do love a sales men
i like keeping them at the door as long as i can :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D