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shared care

British

noun

social welfare an arrangement between a welfare agency and a family with a dependent handicapped member, whereby the agency takes the handicapped person into a home for respite care or in emergencies

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He asked his GP to take over prescribing through a shared care agreement, but the request was rejected.

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Shared care is a formal arrangement in which a specialist starts treatment and a GP takes over ongoing prescribing.

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"Even if it is on the NHS, GPs have the right, if they feel it's outside their area of expertise, to say: 'No, I don't wish to prescribe that as shared care'," she said.

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On its website, the BMA said shared care with private providers is not recommended.

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Ms Salters said many people are "forced" to go private for a diagnosis and also have difficulty getting medication as not all GPs honour the shared care protocol.

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