>Graham Ride wrote
>
> I don't want to inflate your egos too much but it seems to me as a layperson
> that those GPs on this list are very concerned GPs. Concerned about all
> aspects of the profession, how it is run, how the patient is served, how to
> do the job as best as possible while maintaining some semblance of sanity.
> nearest and dearest ... has just returned from a visit to our GP. He wasn't sure why she was there because.... her records cannot
be found
Unusual problem, but with nearly 10,000 notes we do misfile them now and again. We completely loose less than one set a year.
>How could such security be maintained if you don't even know where they are? How >can you carry out a consultation without them?
>
You cant look at something that has been lost can you? They have not left the building so they are not insecure. The important
relevant info is in the computer or the patient or doctors head. Few consultations need all of the records. The notes prompt you to
remember the last thing the patient had and thus the whole story. It's difficult to think of a good simile.
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> When we view the profession through an email list like this are we looking
> at the cream because only the cream can be bothered to have enough interest
> in the entire profession to take part in meaningful discussions? Or are some
> other factors at play?
>
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> I've noticed this tendency for some listservers on other subjects to exhibit
> the same skew towards more concerned and thoughtful input. Is it a function
> of the Internet that attracts a certain type of mentality?
>
I think it does, we are hyperactive technophiles.
Trefor
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