Sachit Shah wrote:
>
> I know this may sound radical for the UK but how about charging for
> telephone advice.
>
> in my office people phone in and know that we charge for telephone
> advice. My secretary gets their credit card number and away goes the
> clock.
>
> First, the telephone advice line has become a profit center
> second, my time is not wasted.
>
> most important of all, there is mutual respect, my time is valuable as
> well as the patients.
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We are not allowed to charge for services as we please. THe guidlines
are very strict for charging NHS patients for non NHS services. I
suppose one thought is to stop seeing temporary residents on the NHS.
See all T/Rs as private patients and then see what aptients and
government think of that!
Yomi
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