Ambulance chiefs forced to desert esteem pull scheme

By Richard Savill 111PM GMT twenty-three March 2010

The use has right away motionless to throw the "GP Triage Reward Scheme" Photo CLARE KENDALL

The inducement intrigue endangered crews being entered in to a pull each time they rightly motionless a studious indispensable to be seen by a doctor.

Each week, the pull offering �200 of store vouchers to 4 members of staff.

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The suggest was brought in by South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) to try and ease vigour on over-burdened hospitals.

But health chiefs perceived complaints from endangered staff and residents who feared patients" lives could be put at risk as crews chased prizes.

The use has right away motionless to throw the "GP Triage Reward Scheme".

An puncture caring assistant, who did not wish to be named, pronounced "It is unimaginable that piece of what is a consequential decision-making routine could be dark by the inducement of entering a lottery for personal monetary gain."

The ambulance use internal director, Phil Pimlott, pronounced "Following the launch, the certitude perceived a series of concerns about the scheme.

"As a result, a examination of the intrigue started, and it has given been withdrawn.

"We have found that it has increasing recognition of mention routes. There have been no inapt referrals or payments done to staff."

Dr Nigel Watson, arch senior manager of Wessex Local Medical Committee, that represents internal GPs, pronounced the cabinet had not been told about the scheme.

He pronounced "The LMC would not await approach remuneration or monetary rewards around a pull as a approach of rewarding a shift in clinical behaviour."