tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489009971732520747.post4849987907512372870..comments2024-03-24T07:19:28.136+00:00Comments on Lake Cocytus: GPsThe Shrinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10009039342346247138noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489009971732520747.post-90455050886608725692008-05-22T01:09:00.000+01:002008-05-22T01:09:00.000+01:00My husband is diagnosed as in the early stages of ...My husband is diagnosed as in the early stages of Lewy Body Dementia (he is 62 and I am 52). Living in a rural area in the southern United States, I'm worried whether there is any nursing home within 100 miles that could handle LBD issues. Your EMI nursing home sounds better staffed than our nursing homes with dementia units, and the closest good one of those is 30 miles away. I don't want to retire from my job as a college professor.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your caring--it is good to know it is out there.Pemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15013673393201944341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489009971732520747.post-46666141484330250612008-05-22T00:17:00.000+01:002008-05-22T00:17:00.000+01:00Before my retirement, running a regional psychiatr...Before my retirement, running a regional psychiatric in-patient unit for children and adolescents meant that I had to work with Child Psychiatrists within the region and I can say that apart from one or perhaps two all are very similar to the GP you wanted to kiss. They did not want to jump in and use different medications and preferred in-depth assessments. In-patient for these youngsters is to me the best approach. Alas, units after units are being closed and we will go the way of Adult Mental Health service. But the government reckoned that doctors cannot be good managers: most still have a heart.<BR/><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://cockroachcatcher.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">The Cockroach Catcher</A>Cockroach Catcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440000294855006966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489009971732520747.post-90956005744450574242008-05-21T22:42:00.000+01:002008-05-21T22:42:00.000+01:00The "sniping" between different professions can be...The "sniping" between different professions can be really upsetting to those of us who witness it and perhaps take it too seriously. In my experience (as a minor admin bod in the NHS and a patient and carer) most professionals do really TRY to work together for the benefit of the patient - but the structure (or lack of it) of the NHS, the high emotions that often come along with illness, and perhaps, the nature of medical education itself which encourages decisiveness and clear thinking, sometimes at the expense of collaboration and compromise, can often hinder this. <BR/><BR/>As he has been placed some way away from home, will it be possible or even desirable for him to stay at this home with this GP, or will he be transferred to the care of another home and another GP. If so, lets hope he has as much luck with the next one.Fiona Marcellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07985022521354870620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489009971732520747.post-80197164904633008022008-05-21T18:31:00.000+01:002008-05-21T18:31:00.000+01:00Its wonderful to hear a story which shows how well...Its wonderful to hear a story which shows how well GPs and secondary care doctors can work together. There's so much sniping between the two, it made me so happy to hear this story. Hopefully with the GPs support things will be a bit better for this man and his wife.Hospital Wallpaperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03737175193884238568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489009971732520747.post-72017045434130552392008-05-21T16:54:00.000+01:002008-05-21T16:54:00.000+01:00He sounds very much like the gentleman I found wan...He sounds very much like the gentleman I found wandering (Chuck) who, thanks to an expensive new door, is no longer able to escape his, very lovely nursing home. BGBenefitScroungingScumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08939136229593231935noreply@blogger.com