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Inappropriate A and E use letter from GP?

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HurtleTheTurtle · 09/07/2017 09:50

Opening last week's mail and I've received A letter from the partner's at my GP surgery stating that I have used A and E inappropriately. It notes that I "am a frequent visitor to A and E, and that I must access other resources to treat minor ailments".

Does anyone know if these are sent out after a set number of A and E attendances? I had three attendances in a week last week; I would expect that if there was an issue A and E would have raised it with me? It was on their instruction that I returned.

AIBU to actually point this out with the GP surgery and ensure this isn't placed on my medical records?

OP posts:
Bugsylugs · 14/07/2017 18:55

GP surgeries are not billed per se. The CCG is billed and it is a theoretical bill to GP i.e. It is against the practice but they do not at present run into debt for attendances etc.
Letters often go out in GP names and nothing to do with us i.e. Ones from screening, baby Imms and public health we are not even aware they have gone out!

AngeloftheSouth84 · 15/07/2017 00:10

GP surgeries are not billed per se

No, it's a paperwork exercise. Technically it's the patient that's being billed, but it'll be whoever 'commissions' the health service where they live that 'pays'

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