I have previously posted that
He or she has a rapidly deteriorating condition and the condition may be entering a terminal phase.
does not include a time scale, this is left to the certifying clinician.
Then finance may come into the decision.
Is a hospital doctor more impacted by the cost to the CCG than a GP?
I don't know the answer, maybe others can comment.
Recapping on my experience.
A&E registrar said he would apply for fast track and gave a prognosis of 6 months max.
Consultant, in front of registrar, nurse, myself, and my two daughters said she was sorry but my wife had 'not much life left'.
Wife was discharged to nursing home.
CCG were ambivalent about the progress of fast track.
I went into overdrive, now realise I was venting my anger, obtained copies of hospital documents and asked GP to consider fast track.
GP sent fast track application by fax, accepted the same day.
Then I attacked CCG with a statement of the consultant's comments signed by myself and my two daughters, they backtracked CHC to the date of A&E admission.
CHC was to be reviewed after 3 months, my wife died 3 days short of this.
Motto is after discharge try again.
He or she has a rapidly deteriorating condition and the condition may be entering a terminal phase.
does not include a time scale, this is left to the certifying clinician.
Then finance may come into the decision.
Is a hospital doctor more impacted by the cost to the CCG than a GP?
I don't know the answer, maybe others can comment.
Recapping on my experience.
A&E registrar said he would apply for fast track and gave a prognosis of 6 months max.
Consultant, in front of registrar, nurse, myself, and my two daughters said she was sorry but my wife had 'not much life left'.
Wife was discharged to nursing home.
CCG were ambivalent about the progress of fast track.
I went into overdrive, now realise I was venting my anger, obtained copies of hospital documents and asked GP to consider fast track.
GP sent fast track application by fax, accepted the same day.
Then I attacked CCG with a statement of the consultant's comments signed by myself and my two daughters, they backtracked CHC to the date of A&E admission.
CHC was to be reviewed after 3 months, my wife died 3 days short of this.
Motto is after discharge try again.