In article <000a01c153ee$f1a181e0$194b063e@dads>, rmcglone
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> I'm not sure whether I've raised this topic before.
>
> Between 15 -20 % of our patients in A&E Lancaster / Kendal are
> tourists to the area. If they are unfortunate enough to attend with
> a fracture the A&E nursing staff usually attempt to book an
> appointment in the fracture clinic in the hospital from their home
> area for follow-up.
We haven't had many problems doing this. Anecdotally, the bigger the
"receiving" hospital, the more difficult it is to arrange. Our
department certainly has no problem handing out # clinic appts over the
'phone as long as they have their notes / XRays.
Dr G Ray
A&E
Sussex
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