Interesting stuff.
1. Can we agree on some numbers and then I will put it up as a web
page (unless somebody else insists on doing it).
2. After we finish eliminating antibiotic treatment for probably viral
likely self-limiting minor illnesses by handing out leaflets instead
of prescriptions (thinks: why not have computer print prescription
for leaflet, which pharmacist then dispenses)
shall we be turning our attention to eliminating
investigations which do not contribute to the diagnosis?
One might set up an investigation service in the Firm/PCG/HMO/PLC
which did the appropriate investigations, and handled the insurance
against the patient having something which was not hinted at by
symptoms but in retrospect m'lord would clearly have been shown up
in the CXR m'client asked for to exclude lung secondaries from the
gouty toe she thought might be an osteosarcoma...
The PCG could set it up as a company if their HA wouldn't play and
they wanted to maintain the self-employed fiction (thinks: how often
do the Inland Revenue look at occupations to see if they are
genuinely self-employed or if it is merely a ploy by an employer,
and when are we next due).
"Yes, I see your cough has persisted, I will order it to be
investigated."
--- OffRoad 1.9r registered to Adrian Midgley
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