Central Emergency : family physicians reject Spahns approach to emergency care

The family doctors Association opposes the new approach for the emergency care of the Minister of health, Jens Spahn (CDU). "A Central emergency point can't take on the tasks of a primary medical care", said the managing Director of the German family doctors ' Association, Joachim Schütz, the "Rheinische Post" from Wednesday. Spahn wants to pass the coordination of the patients who come to the emergency room, in the future, to the monitoring stations.

"must be The coordination in the hands of the family doctors said their patients over the years, to know and supply", contactor. The patients who come to the emergency room, could often be better cared for in a family doctor practice.

He pointed out that the family doctor is often the first point of contact for his patients and the care provided by specialists and hospitals when needed coordinating.

Spahns new concept provides for the merger of the Emergency Doctors and rescue services. In addition, in the hospitals, in the future, integrated emergency centres (INZ) should be established. This is to decide whether a Patient is in the emergency room of the hospital, or at the ticket office for a medical emergency to be treated.

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Spahn wants to set the legislative process in the coming year, starting in 2020, the new System could be implemented then. For the new rules, the Amendment of the basic law is required, what in the Bundestag and in the Bundesrat, each by a two-thirds majority is required. (AFP)