In message <000201bdea5e$2bbbdf40$970c93c3@-jeff>, Jeff Green
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Katie:
>>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.
Jeff:
>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.
How much illnes requires immediate attention?
The vast majority of problems don't - and those that do are handled as
emergencies.
There is nothing convenient about ill health - but there's nothing
convenient about dental abcesses or consulting the solicitor either!;->>
Jeff:
>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?
Will pharmacists do the same?
What's the point of seeing a doctor if you can't get the prescription..
unless, of course, it's an emergency and the police get the duty
pharmacist out of bed.. ;-< ?
Mary
Mary Hawking Kingsbury Court Surgery Church Street Dunstable LU5 4RS
tel:01582 663218 (surgery)fax:01582 476488 (surgery)
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Dunstable and Houghton Regis Locality Commisssioning Pilot
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