Peter Wilson wrote: Possible solutions? Nurse triage? Etc.......
We have moved firstly to Dr Triage using telephone in am emergency surgery.
We are now moving to nurse triage.
However although nurses seem to be taking over, the biggest problem I find
is reducing dependency in a hard core of patients. Trying to wean patients
off the routine of monthly/3 monthly/six monthly repeat consultations. I
feel that they think I am abandoning them, and subvert my attempts by
reappearing with a token problem within the time frame. It's quite hard to
be brutal and say "No, I'm not going to do your BP again", or "Ok it's fine,
so you really don't have to come again for 6 months".
Solutions?
Mark
Dr G Mark Trowell
Highbridge Medical Centre
Pepperall Road
HIGHBRIDGE
Somerset
TA9 3YA
(01278) 783220
(01278) 795486 Fax
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