From Grafschafter news from 20.02.2008
hours only in Nordhorn? - GBF is called patient-centered care
is Nordhorn. Nine to twelve medical Emergency services per year for up to 62 hours at a stretch on weekends, particularly in small, rural emergency service rings are not uncommon. In these emergency services struggle to share six to nine doctors on-call for their patients on weekends, holidays and during the week of 18 clock in the evening to 8 clock the next morning.
"is this service burden by many doctors, rightly perceived as unreasonable, particularly since the payment by the insurance barely cover costs," says a press release of the County Civil Forum (GBF). The county chairman of the Medical Society County of Bentheim, Dr. Reinhard Rieger, confirmed on request of the GN, that this state for the most stressful Arzkollegen was. In addition, there is, with this reason, hardly any young colleagues who are willing to take on country practices.
the part of the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KBV) was therefore in 2007 proposed to increase the emergency practice rings and a central emergency service - preferably in a hospital - to establish. Such a model has existed for years in Nordhorn and work in urban areas without major problems.
A team of doctors from the county of Bentheim has developed in collaboration with KV Osnabrück an emergency service system corresponding to the specifications for the whole county and it is on 6 March of the present Assembly district offices.
is proposed - according to the provisions of the KBV - a central emergency service practice at the Euregio Hospital Albert Schweitzer Street set, which is open weekdays from 19 bis 23 clock and on the weekends from 9 bis 23 clock with a doctor, and a so-called Dispatcher ( for home visits) from 18 to 8 on weekdays and 24 hours on weekends for emergency patients who visit the central emergency service is not practically possible.
"This would be only two doctors for the entire county of responsibility," criticizes the GBF in its opinion. Although it is the legitimate demand of physicians to fair payment for the support provided emergency services and a significant reduction in the service burden, the GBF appeal to the doctors, most in their decision on the new emergency service system 6 March, the interests of patients in rural areas not to be forgotten that it would not be possible in many cases to go to the central emergency practice in North Horn. As examples, the Citizens elderly residents of nursing homes, and families with children or disabled people without a car. The dispatcher of a single doctor for the whole county would not address the care of these patients due to the large distances in a reasonable time for the patients can. These circumstances could
be considered by the GBF lead to increased use of the emergency services, resulting not only in increased costs for health insurance but also a threat to the rescue services result of the district.
The GBF is therefore calling on the Assembly district offices to find a workable compromise between the legitimate demands for reduction of the service burden for the physicians and the patients' interests in rural areas. It could mean the creation of separate rings for the Upper County Emergency Services, the city of Nordhorn and the lower county.
Similar concerns are also from the town of Bad to hear Bentheim. In the social committee of the Council of the City of Bad Bentheim argued in the past week, Mayor Volker margins for its own transport service for the Upper County. A single "traveling doctor" outside normal practice opening times can not simultaneously provide in Emlichheim and Bad Bentheim patients.
"We are aware of our responsibility very well," Reinhard Rieger told the GN. The debate on medical care in the county will on 6 March must be conducted intensively. "There will be no quick shot that leads to disaster," promised Rieger. Besides the question of how many travel services should be established, but must also be clarified how this can be arranged. Finally, it is not just for weekend emergency services, but every single week.
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