Majority of GPs admit they do not understand non-residential care services, and local authorities are not clarifying alternatives.
The majority of GPs admit they do not understand all the social care options available to their patients, a new study reveals.
Just 15% of family doctors who took part in the research said they fully understood all the care services options available.
More than half of the GP respondents admitted they do not understand non-residential care services, and two-thirds said they receive little or no support from local councils, according to a study by independent consultancy Impower.
Director at Impower Jeremy Cooper said that the findings identified a much bigger opportunity to tackle the social care funding crisis.
The research – of more than 100 GPs, 60 social care professionals, and 500 people aged 65 and over – revealed GPs significantly underestimate their influence on social care decision-making. For further reading click here.
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