Named GP

TELLIT01

Our surgery wrote to us some time ago to give us 'a named GP'.  I think the purpose is to ensure that surgeries cannot take on more patients than they can effectively manage.  Having a 'named GP' does not mean that you will always, or ever!, see that GP.  My named GP is actually the senior partner at the practice and rarely sees patients as he serves on various boards and that takes most of his time.

I don't think it's age related, but if it is the age requirement is a lot lower than 70.  My wife would only have been about 60 when we were notified.

TELLIT01

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theoretica said:

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My wife (who uses a different surgery to myself) does not have a named GP - Her surgery has only 2 full time GP's and a constantly changing stream of stand-ins / locum GPs for 5,500 patients - the surgery was in "special measures until recently

I thought that every NHS patient was entitled to a named GP ?

Are you sure she actually doesn't have one, rather than hasn't been told/the notification went astray?  But naming one won't stop the stream of locums etc.

She does not have a named GP - Neither, apparently does anyone else at that surgery - evidently - it is  "surgery policy" !!

Doesn't that break NHS rules ?

And before anyone says "move her to my GP" Thats not possible

For historic reasons - my GP is in a different county (5 miles away) and has 8 GPs

New patients must be from within the same county

Yes it is breaking the rules.  See here https://www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/gp-practices/managing-your-practice-list/requirement-for-all-patients-to-have-a-named-gp