----- Original Message -----
From: "Adrian Fogarty" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 12:13 PM
Subject: Re: Patients Charter for Tourists
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Martyn Hodson" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 11:18 PM
> Subject: Re: Patients Charter for Tourists
>
> > i think the issue her is that the follow up is fracture clinic for
> patients
> > with fractures, and fracture clinic is part of the hospital and
'belongs'
> to
> > the orthopods
>
> Don't get me wrong Martyn, I have tried arranging distant follow-up in my
> youth! But I found many patients don't know their local unit or don't know
> whether it has a fracture clinic. Inordinate time is then spent with maps
> and phone books, followed by inordinate time on the phone.
<snip>
a valid point the issue was one of access , the fact that fracture clinic
belongs to 'the hospital' and isn't one of the entry gates to the system and
the block , real or not to people being able to self refer following an
injury and A+E treatment at some distance away.
Martyn Hodson
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