The Morning Poll: Do you think more home visits from GPs will successfully keep patients out of hospital over winter?
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Up to 300,000 vulnerable patients will receive extra support from their GP this winter under a £40million government scheme designed to keep people out of hospital.
GP practices will be given funding to proactively identify vulnerable patients and provide additional care including medication reviews, health checks and home assessments.
Ministers hope the move will reduce pressure on overcrowded hospitals and A&E departments during what is expected to be another challenging winter for the NHS.
But do you think that measures such as increasing GP home visits will make hospitals less crowded this winter? Vote now and you'll find the results of our poll in tomorrow's Morning Mail newsletter.
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