Paul Bailey <[log in to unmask]>typed
> 20 patients per hour is an easy throw away line that is not likely to ever
> be tested. The simple truth is that if one bottleneck in the system is
> removed - eg the unlikely event that a doctor is able to see 20 patients per
> hour - other bottlenecks will be revealed eg access to radiology, ability of
> clerical staff to generate paperwork etc.
I counted 56 cards of patients I had seen one 8-hour shift as an SHO.
Patients included 2 with dislocated shoulders that I reduced. only 7 per
hour, but I was young and foolish then and had good nursing support.
Strange to hanker for 1984...
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Helen D. Vecht: [log in to unmask]
Edgware.
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