So who feels that the Consultant 'is at their beck and call'? If it's
'Management' it's up to the Consultant to advise them appropriately as to
what the Consultant on-call role entails. If it's the A&E staff then isn't
this an example of the tail wagging the dog?
Nick Jenkins
A&E Consultant
Abergavenny
http://www.ae-nevillhall.org.uk <http://www.ae-nevillhall.org.uk>
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From: ashes.mukherjee [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 30 November 2003 15:03
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: consultant being called in
So do I Ray and we are on the shop floor till 8 in the evening with 3.5
consultants to help with the waits but some staff feel that the consultant
on call is at their beck and call.
Ash
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From: Ray <mailto:[log in to unmask]> McGlone
To: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 1:28 PM
Subject: Re: consultant being called in
Although I'm a firm believer in Consultants being on the shopfloor and
working outside office hours I've never gone in to specifically reduce the
waiting time. That arrangement would be too open ended.
Certainly the only way to solve the problem of peaks of demand is to have
staff available to come in at a moments notice...... but I don't see nursing
staff volunteering for this.... and there are more nursing staff than
doctors in A&E.
Ray McGlone
Lancaster
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From: ashes.mukherjee <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 12:53 PM
Subject: consultant being called in
Hi,
I wonder if the practice of calling a consultant on-call into the department
because of breaches happening throughout the country. Over the last week the
consultant oncall has been called in on four nights because " it was thought
by the nurse in charge that there might be breaches". To go into the
department at 3 in the morning to find that there were 8 patients in the
minors box and 2 in majors with 2 SHO's and a middle grade on the floor, was
pretty ridiculous to me. Would be interested to know what the consensus on
the list on this matter.
Ash Mukherjee
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