Choose well when you are ill
Choose well when you are ill
The NHS in Lewisham, supported by the Council, is working to encourage local residents to choose well when they are ill and use the right NHS Service.
Published On: 16/08/2010
This work is particularly focused on reducing the number of people who use the Accident and Emergency (A&E) service for minor ailments and ongoing health conditions that can be treated by their GP or other healthcare worker. Each of these visits to A&E costs Lewisham NHS £71 – a total cost in the last year of almost £500,000. This uses money and staff resource that could be better used treating people with more serious problems.
The NHS is asking people who live or work in Lewisham to complete a survey to find out why people are choosing to go to A&E for non-emergency treatment instead of using other health services and to ask them how we can reduce these visits. The survey only takes about 10 minutes to fill in. The survey will close on Monday 13 September 2010.
The survey can be completed online at www.lewishampct.nhs.uk
