genrally i'd agree but oftent these 2week cancer referrals have on them
tick-boxes of clinical symptoms and signs which suggest the urgent need. the
hospitals do valuable clinical audits using these. one gp had a visit from a
pct md cos he miss-used the forms to get his pts seen quickly for non-urgent
problems- when seen the pts problem had little match to the form. admittedly
too much of the forms seem designed for admin use and not clinical use. do
wot i do-get our secs to complete the form and attach your clinical letter
which, i am sure, will give far more info than the form requires and be
greeted with approval from ones consultant colleagues who also don't like
the forms.
>From: Adrian Midgley <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: GP-UK <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Stupid hospital forms
>Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 00:12:05 +0100
>
>On Sun, 2005-07-31 at 20:58 +0100, Richard Johnson wrote:
>
> > Patient 1) then went privately and son is now pursuing a claim that I
> > did not refer appropriately.
>
>Wrong defendant, as I expect they will be told.
>
> > Patient 2) Then told me that I was not using the proper form and they
>would
> > not see the patient unless I filled in the proper form.
>
>
>Explain the combinatorial explosion to them, and why it is a bad thing.
>
>If they still feel that the recipient of a communication should specify
>arbitrary arrangements and contents, then inform them of your
>requirements for their discharge notes, to you, condition by condition.
>
>
>THis has some of it:-
>
>http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:aofnKQJHp5wJ:www.mail-archive.com/openhealth-list%40minoru-development.com/msg10028.html+combinatorial+explosion+midgley&hl=en&client=firefox-a
>
>and this is more specifically targetted
>http://www.defoam.net/writing/connecting/connect.html
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