In a message dated 10/07/96 20:36:55, Peter Glover writes:
>how many of us actually make it a habit-that is for male GPs-to
>have a chaperone each time we do a PR or VE on our female patients?
>Logistics can be very difficult and I'd be very interested in a cross-
>section of opinions.
I work in a practice with a large number of young patients. I also have only
one male partner to four females. Most VE's I do are on emergency/new
problems. We are very aware of the problem and use a member of the reception
staff or the nurse or medical student (unless they are male) for all
VE's/PR's in surgery time. I do not do VE?PR examination's in the home unless
there is a female adult relative present. This is the only way to avoid a
difficult to defend complaint.
Trefor Roscoe
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