On 5 October 2010 22:20, Walter Tim (FALKLAND SURGERY)
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> I reckon I really don't mind what pts call me (within reason) but there are some who refer to me as TIm where I feel very uncomfortable, like they have some implicit ownership of me/overfamiliarity.
I used to think that I didn't mind what patients call me, but then I
discovered that I did.
I call them from the waiting room as "Mr Smith" and if I don't know
them I say "hello, I'm Dr Leuty, I'm one of the GPs here" when we get
to the consulting room.
I have a few friends who are patients, and quite a few patients with
whom I have an open trusting and long-lasting relationship. With these
people I am comfortable using Christian names.
Other adults I call "Mr Smith" (or whatever) when I have to, but get
embarrassed because some patients reply "call me Jim" and I know I
won't remember for the next consultation and that they will feel
rejected when I call them Mr Smith again. So mostly I avoid addressing
people by their names, which is fairly easy to do during
consultations.
Mike
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Michael Leuty
Nottingham, UK
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