Peter
> A completely separate out of hours service,
> organised on a county wide basis, with shifts paid at attractive enough
> rates to ensure staffing, still seems to me to be the only realistic long
> term solution for all doctors. Convince me otherwise!
>
Yes, but still it only needs a few people who see themselves as losing out
financially in order that others can gain by having access to such a
service to scupper things.
>I am happy to work more nights for the sake of a manageable area and
patient safety, but I am almost a lone voice.<
I hope not, we do have to be responsible, although thinking of rural OOH as
comprising ordinary OOH and emergency (eg acute MI etc) where rather like
the fire brigade you hope that someone is near enough and sober enough to
respond quickly may be a useful compromise.
Chris Burton
GP, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire
right now would settle for a 1:9 rota!
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