Don’t shoot the messenger ,it was in the Daily Mail
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Patients wrongly told they may have dementia by GPs on a controversial £55 bonus scheme, researchers warn
Initiative was launched by the NHS to boost shockingly low detection rates
But leading doctors and campaigners branded it ‘unethical’
They warned patients would be wrongly labelled as having dementia
A controversial scheme to pay GPs £55 for every new case of dementia on their books is leading to patients being wrongly told they may have the devastating illness, researchers warn.
The initiative was launched by the NHS in the autumn to boost shockingly low detection rates and meet ambitious targets.
Leading doctors and campaigners branded it ‘unethical’ and warned patients would be wrongly labelled as having dementia.
Now researchers at the University of Sheffield say there is evidence these concerns have been realised.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...us-scheme-researchers-warn.html#ixzz3SePVyLPH
jimbo
Patients wrongly told they may have dementia by GPs on a controversial £55 bonus scheme, researchers warn
Initiative was launched by the NHS to boost shockingly low detection rates
But leading doctors and campaigners branded it ‘unethical’
They warned patients would be wrongly labelled as having dementia
A controversial scheme to pay GPs £55 for every new case of dementia on their books is leading to patients being wrongly told they may have the devastating illness, researchers warn.
The initiative was launched by the NHS in the autumn to boost shockingly low detection rates and meet ambitious targets.
Leading doctors and campaigners branded it ‘unethical’ and warned patients would be wrongly labelled as having dementia.
Now researchers at the University of Sheffield say there is evidence these concerns have been realised.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...us-scheme-researchers-warn.html#ixzz3SePVyLPH