Before the "not my job" debate spirals - whoever said it in the first
place?! I'm not happy with Goat's implication that it's attributable to me
- anyway, I don't want a bitching corner to detract from this clinically
useful thread!
Nick Jenkins
A&E Consultant, Abergavenny
http://www.ae-nevillhall.org.uk
-----Original Message-----
From: Adrian Fogarty [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 16 May 2002 12:04 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Replacement of tetanus booster for adults
----- Original Message -----
From: Goat
> I think "not my job" arguments are unhelpful, as long as no one sector
> of the primary-secondary-tertiary care continuum allows itself to become
> the dumping ground for all the things that other sectors are
> insufficiently resourced to deliver. "Not my field of expertise" is a
> subtly different, and more valid reason.
Oh come on Goat! A&E is clearly the dumping ground for just about everyone
these days, and it's not just about resources, it's whatever people feel
they can't be bothered dealing with. I think it's perfectly valid to draw
your line in the sand, and state that elective work is not your job,
regardless of whether it falls within your expertise. Diphtheria vaccination
is clearly not an A&E "job" in my opinion.
Adrian Fogarty
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