From: "Jeff Green" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 10:25 PM
> Fay,
>
> How about the GMC's "Good Medical Practice" publication
>
> Make the care of the patient your first concern
Agreed - but this will be in the context of what is feasible and usual. It
does not mean a doctor who doea not do everything her patients ask for is
automatically committing serious professional misconduct.
> Listen to patients and respect their views
Agreed - that's why I was suggesting the patient start off by expressing
their views.
> Respect the rights of patients to be involved in decisions about their
care
Agreed - see above.
> Work with colleagues in ways that best serve patients' interests
Agreed - though not sure how this fits here: there didn't seem to be a
suggestion of non-co-operation with colleagues. The excellent publications
on the RPSGP website (IIRC) sets out the relationships between doctors and
pharmacists in relation to ordering etc of repeat prescriptions and
relationships between docs and pharmacists.
I was trying to help with pragmatic advice. Any patient whose first approach
after the receptionist starts quoting the GMC is likely to produce an
allergic reaction in the doctor who is quite likely to wonder whether the
doctor-patient relationship is, if not broken down, at least seriously
strained. Does she want the situation to be resolved or is she after making
a point whatever the outcome?
What a good thing you have been looking at the GMC website! How did you
stumble upon it :-)
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Fay
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