And what is the cost per case of sunburn in the MIU pray? I bet it is more
than £20 in the Walk-in Centre.
Fay
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Caldwell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 3:20 PM
Subject: Re: What use are walk-in centres??
> actually the nhs has always had walk-in centres which have exploded in
> popularity since NHSD, COOPs and opt-out. they are called 'minors' in
> A+E's!
> BTW our local MIU has seen x12 cases of minor face and forearm sunburn in
> the last 2 days. one pt had the nerve to submit a complaint as she had to
> wait 2 hrs to be seen "and missed picking up the kids".
>
>>From: Tim Heywood <[log in to unmask]>
>>Reply-To: GP-UK <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: What use are walk-in centres??
>>Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 14:38:47 +0100
>>
>>If they're going to act like that, no use at all. I would argue though
>>that
>>they have a place, but patients should be assessed with the competence and
>>quality they would expect from their own GP.
>>
>>Was it a GP they saw?
>>
>>Tim
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "paul bromley" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 2:32 PM
>>Subject: What use are walk-in centres??
>>
>>
>> > Just had a chap rang. He had been to wlak in center in the city centre
>>this
>> > morning with abdominal pain - he thought that he had a ? UTI. They
>>dipped
>>his
>> > urine, told him that it wasn't, and to see his GP this afternoon. I ask
>> > again - what is the use of these centres, and how much of this money
>>caould
>> > have very usefully been directed to primary care?
>> >
>> > Best wishes
>> >
>> > Paul Bromley
>> >
>>
>>
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