Katie,
>OK, so this takes us back to having a private dispensing area within the
>chemist's shop where the pharmacist can ask the man getting his viagra
>"are you taking anything else?" - surely much more user friendly than
>having to keep complete dispensing records.
I agree about the private area, but less embarrassing all round to have
access to records than to ask and depend on the patients memory and
willingness to tell.
>The receptionists are *bound* to keep confidentiality - are the shop
>assistants?
Yes.
>There is nothing *convenient* about ill health.
Unless you're talking about pharmacy, in which case convenience is all:(
>>One day it's easy to pick it up at Tesco when you do the shopping, while
>>another at the corner chemist when you walk the dog.
Why the double standard?
>Whilst I would not go out of my way to make it difficult to see a
>doctor, I very strongly believe it is up to the patient to find the
>time, not up to the doctor to acquiesce to an open all hours policy.
You mean the patients should only be ill between 9 and 5 Mondays to Fridays?
There is nothing *convenient* about ill health. People can't control the
times at which they fall ill.
Dare to think about change. What is wrong with a system of surgeries open
all hours, salaried doctors working shifts, with higher rates of pay for
working late, bank holidays etc?
Regards
Jeff Green
Community Locum and Consultant Pharmacist
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