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Originally Posted by susie123
Just discovered this thread and thank you John for your posts. I have an elderly relative in Accy with various heath problems, was speaking to her on the phone earlier and she said her paperwork mentions St Peter's virtual ward. She hasn't a clue what that means but thanks to you I have some more information. It sounds like a very good idea to me.
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It's a very good idea, which is designed to keep older people out of hospital where possible, If I'm not feeling well, instead of ringing my GP, I ring the virtual ward nurse, who will come to see me the same day, these nurses are able to prescribe antibiotics and other drugs, but they also work with your GP too. At present I haven't seen anybody since January, I'm just hoping it carries on like that