Sorry Doc
But I think this comment is also unfair. I had a look at some NHS Direct
algorhythms with some GPs. The GPs felt that the algos. represented a greater
degree of safety than most GPs practice. Patients also unintentionally
mis-inform doctors.
Doc Holiday wrote:
> Of course, some people might find they have taken an unnecessary trip to
> GP/A&E when a telephone message could have given them all the information
> they needed, instead of the triage doc/nurse providing it. But at least they
> do not suffer potential harm caused by them unintentionally mis-informing a
> telephone advice service about their condition through ignorance.
>
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