Shall we commission others to peddle good sense, then? And reserve our
critical faculties and interpretive skills for non-scriptable problems?
I think this is part of the move that has included NHS Direct - a sensible
idea but one which should be integrated with the rest of primary care rather
than set up in competition or opposed by the profession.
But if we are to claim we are doing something special out of hours then we
must make use of more than what we hold in our heads, and aim to do more
than just make it through the night.
And we must collaborate in providing each other with the wherewithal to do
so, in other words the ability to refer back to old notes, and the implied
necessity to have notes worth referring back to.
This does not work on paper, and defines one of the tasks of a PCG IT group,
as is explicit in the new strategy.
-----Original Message-----
From: John Perkins <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 28 December 1998 23:02
Subject: Re: OOH Xmas moans
>
>It worries me that this work trend is a deskilling experience
>All the dross gets in the way of practising our needed skills -
>the main aim to get to the end off ones session rather then relish the
>opportunity to practice medicine
>We become no more then peddlers of common sense
>medical degree not needed
>John
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