> Date: Wed, 14 Jan 98 22:31:55 UT
> Subject: RE: What are the merits of waiting lists?
> From: "Paul Caldwell" <[log in to unmask]>
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> In theory nobody agrees with WLs, but a too short a list, publicly known, may
> encourage inappropriate demands for referral which are increasingly hard to
> resist. One of the best ways to manage a list is to regularly review it
> clinically, surprisingly often pts no longer want treatment. Some might argue
> that long WL for say grommets is good for such a self limiting problem.
>
Hmm...unless it's your child and he/she is "deaf".
Dr David J Plews
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