Just to clarify the debate ...
General Medical Council: Good Medical Practice
Para 43:
"If you accept a patient without a referral from the patient's general
practitioner, you must keep the general practitioner informed, provided you
have the patient's consent. If sensitive information is involved, you should
encourage patients to allow information to be passed to their general
practitioners, but you must not disclose information to a general
practitioner unless the patient agrees. Except in emergencies or when it is
impracticable, you should inform the general practitioner before starting
treatment. If you do not tell the patient's general practitioner, before or
after providing treatment, you will be responsible for providing or
arranging all aftercare which is necessary until another doctor agrees to
take over."
Hope this helps.
Andrew
-----Original Message-----
From: Accident and Emergency trainee list
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Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 1:19 AM
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Subject: Re: GP letters
From: Robbie Coull <[log in to unmask]>
I don't think anything should happen to my patients in the NHS without me
hearing about it. Seriously.
--->This, however well-intentioned and as much as it appeals to my sense of
logic, is not the point of view of the current legal climate.
As for other points you have made, despite the fact that patients should
know that a GP is the best source of care for such problems, there is no
requirement for them to use GPs at the moment. For this requirement to make
sense, Emergency contraception would not be available in A&E departments.
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