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climate and in the current situation that we’re in what we are
looking at is an opportunity here to have something which
would actually have advantages over a large acute hospital by
having GP’s involved with this and it certainly is a given that
local GP’s are committed to this and they are actually very
keen to be involved in shaping this.
Speaking to GP’s who don’t live in this
area, particularly in Highland area, they are very excited about
what’s going on in the Vale of Leven because they see it as a
positive thing for the community and I think there are definite
advantages to having GP’s involved with inpatient care.
I mean one of the examples I would give,
again stressing the continuity, is that with GP’s you have got
local commitment rather than having trainees who are moving
on every six months or so. You have got GP’s who are in the
area who understand the needs of the local patients and the
local community who are there year on year who get to know
the hospital, get to know the nursing staff, get to know what’s
available outwith the hospital and can provide a better quality
of care I would argue than some of the trainee doctors that we
currently have.
I think in addition to that there are
advantages to be gained within the local community that these
are GP’s who are taking on additional skills and training and