In article <[log in to unmask]>, Sue
Butler <[log in to unmask]> writes
>We must alter our culture and organisation in such a way that we are able to
>husband our resources effectively to allow sudden demands and genuine distress -
>as far as I can see this means actually working well all the time but not to the
>limit of our capacity.
I see this as reaching the point of seeing the 'patient' as a unit of
work rather than a fellow human being who is in distress. The 'Doctors
to be' tv series charted the metamorphosis from enthusiastic and caring
18 year old to disgruntled and cynical houseman.
I used to think of this as mostly a hospital problem, and it is
upsetting to see how far the "patient as object" view point has
permeated general practice.
The answer is to re-humanise the doctors. Now there's a challenge!
Paul
Paul Robinson
GP & Course Organiser
Scarborough
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