Older people’s health needs are frequently complex and always unique.  As we age we tend to accumulate increasing medical ailments often resulting in visiting rounds of different specialists, each looking after their own area of expertise.  Regrettably this model often fails to see the patient as a whole, sometimes leading to unintentional harm.  Dr Carnegy has extensive experience in geriatric medicine and can help review your health issues whilst seeing the overall picture to improve your health and quality of life.

Common issues covered in our comprehensive older age health reviews include reducing mobility, pain, memory concerns, sleep disorders and incontinence.  The causes of such problems are often multifactorial and complex.  An increasing issue in modern medicine is polypharmacy, the use of multiple medications.  Every medication has a list of side effects and with increasing numbers and interaction between them, it can sadly cause unintentional harm.  Dr Carnegy’s mantra is that doctors are often experts at commencing medication but are very bad at stopping them!   He can perform a detailed medication review and discuss with you what medications can possibly be safely reduced or stopped.

We recommend an initial one hour consultation for a full Older Age Health Review.  This gives us the time to take a detailed history of your concerns, perform an examination and agree on a comprehensive management plan to proceed with.  As we regrettably do not have  access to your NHS records, it is very helpful if you can bring your NHS GP summary alongside any pertinent specialist letters.