{"id":688,"date":"2016-02-07T08:28:23","date_gmt":"2016-02-07T08:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.glynns.co.uk\/blog\/?p=688"},"modified":"2016-02-05T14:33:51","modified_gmt":"2016-02-05T14:33:51","slug":"dementia-patients-discharged-at-night-and-gps-bribed-to-make-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glynns.co.uk\/blog\/dementia-patients-discharged-at-night-and-gps-bribed-to-make-diagnosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Dementia Patients Discharged at Night and GPs Bribed To Make Diagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"

The number of patients with dementia has risen by 19% after GPs were given \u00a355 for each diagnosis made.<\/span><\/p>\n

Between October 2014 and March 2015, GPs were awarded cash for every patient they diagnosed with dementia. <\/span><\/p>\n

The money was also given if the GP updated their records when one of their patients was diagnosed with dementia in hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some NHS authorities offered \u2018bribes\u2019 of up to \u00a3200 for each new diagnosis, a system described by one expert as \u201can ethical travesty\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n

During the six month scheme, the number of patients diagnosed with dementia rose by one fifth from 336,445 to 400,707.<\/span><\/p>\n

When the payments stopped at the end of March 2015, the rate of diagnoses slowed down significantly. <\/span><\/p>\n

One GP in Surrey said the scheme \u201ccrosses a line that has not been crossed before \u2013 the direct payment on the basis of making a diagnosis, or \u2018cash for diagnoses\u2019\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cA litany of failures\u201d<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

The news comes as a leading charity warns of \u201cshocking\u201d and \u201cunacceptable\u201d standards of dementia care, with thousands being discharged from hospital during the night.<\/span><\/p>\n

Information obtained from 68 NHS Trusts in England showed that in 2014\/15, nearly 5,000 dementia patients were discharged from hospital between 11pm and 6am. Many were left to make their own way home.<\/span><\/p>\n

A report by the Alzheimer\u2019s Society has warned of variations in the quality of dementia care across the country, with some patients subject to \u201ca litany of failures\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n

The research, which involved 500 dementia patients, found incidents of people being treated with excessive force, restrained with handcuffs, left to lie in soiled sheets, and not being given help to drink or eat.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jeremy Hughes, chief executive of the Alzheimer\u2019s Society, said: \u201cIn the worst cases, hospital care for people with dementia is like Russian roulette.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Substandard hospital care<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

If your loved one has been harmed by substandard hospital care, please get in touch with us to discuss a potential compensation claim.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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