The message <20030115210858.CBWW14589.mta02-svc.ntlworld.com@[10.137.100.62]>
from Danny McGeehan <[log in to unmask]> contains these words:
> I personally find the phone ringing in A & E is an intrusion. I am
> usually in the middle of seeing patients or writing a letter or my
> notes. The phone rings and you have to drop everything and answer it.
> I have been advocating 24 clerical support in the dept. so that the
> phones are properly answered and the calls fielded. I do try and be
> polite but is difficult.
Well said. At least half of my consultations are interrupted by the
phone. The situation is exacerbated by my workstation being closest to a
very loud phone.
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Helen D. Vecht: [log in to unmask]
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