There are actually more patient episodes, because the colles will get seen
next day and at one week to check position in cast has not moved.
-----Original Message-----
From: Accident and Emergency Academic List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Rowley Cottingham
Sent: 19 July 2006 20:11
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Subject: Re: Fracture clinic time scales
>should we get all the
> patients they see followed up by someone else...GP, medics, surgeons
> etc?
>
> Andy Webster
>
It certainly fits in with the one stop shop philosophy.
I don't know if you are deliberately missing the point, Andy, but
sometimes our SHOs don't ask our advice, and sometimes they do get it
wrong. Bones can be remanipulated when you like and as you like, but you
may like to reflect on the message sent to the patient by huge delays.
They aren't needed, after all. The same number of patients eventually
get seen whether it is the next day or two weeks later.
/Rowley./
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