A WALK-IN FISHERMEN'S CLINIC SAVED ME FROM SEPSIS - AND COULD TRANSFORM THE NHS
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✍️ A fishing boat accident led Tom Parker to an innovative clinic in Brixham, where he received targeted care for his broken fibula and damaged ankle ligaments. This experience highlights the importance of community-based healthcare and preventative medicine.
👉 The Brixham fishermen's clinic provides targeted care to local fishermen, including free health screenings and physiotherapy. 👉 The clinic's success is attributed to its ability to tailor services to the local community's needs. 👉 The NHS's 10-year plan aims to shift care from hospitals to community-based care and preventative medicine. 👉 The plan includes the opening of 300 neighbourhood health centres across England, staffed by a mix of GPs, nurses, and other medics. 👉 The centres will offer people more checks and tests to stop them falling sick in the first place. 👉 The Brixham clinic has already seen positive results, including the diagnosis and treatment of diabetic patients and those with cardiovascular disease. 👉 Healthcare unions have questioned how the new centres will be staffed, saying doctors 'must not be moved around like pieces on a chess board or made to work even harder'.
-- #TomParker #Dr.JamesGunning #SandraWelch #RobCaunter #LuisaPettigrew #Brixham #Devon #Folkestone #Peterhead #Kirkeel #NorthernIreland #England #health
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