Paul Caldwell typed:
> Went back to same NH to see another pt today who needed a routine post-op HB,
> according to the home. Says I cheekily "as she is an NH graded pt, could one
> of your sisters not do it matron?" "no, they are able to take blood, but we
> don't do that here, so you'll have to do it and please bring the kit with you,
> we don't stock it. Come at 3pm as her daughter is taking her to lunch".
> Request refused and asked matron if daughter could bring her to surgery for
> our PNs to take the blood. Complaint in post from matron to HA apparently.
> What now?
Chuck everyone in the home off the list.
Tomorrow morning.
Do it.
Write letters citing failure of of doc/pt rel'ship.
Send copies to HA.
Any loss in earnings will be more than compensated
by peace of mind.
--
Dr Iain L M Hotchkies / http://www.hotch.demon.co.uk (unpublished
novels and lots of other fun stuff, but very little hard-core porn)
"My experience has been from working in the UK that GPs will screw each
other but will be fairly supine when fighting with the Government or
charging the patients proper fees when they are due."
(Dr Sachit Shah, as posted on GP-UK 12th February 1998)
"Depend upon it that if a man talks of his misfortunes, there
is something in them that is not disagreeable to him." (Samuel Johnson)
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