On Mon, 12 Oct 1998 22:05:51 +0100
"Mark O'Connor" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >Have you considered the legal implications, as a doctor, if you have no
> > >power, telephone, vaccines, etc.etc.?
> You must prepare a contingency plan for this eventuality. It will not be
> enough to say "I can't do anything about it". As a provider of a contracted
> service you have a legal responsibilty to your patients aside from any
> pragmatic or moral one. Your HA have a duty to help you. Use them. Badger
> them. Ask them what they are doing to help you prepare.
> You could always buy the book ;-)
So let me get this straight. As a contractor of general medical
services, I will also be expected to be a contractor of electrical
services, with a generator in the back to keep cold the vaccines which
have not arrived. I will have to dig an oil well to ensure I stay mobile
when the petrol tankers don't arrive or the pumps fail. Oh yes, nearly
forgot, will have to send up a satellite to receive the mobile phone
signals and start my own chemical labs. to produce the drugs I might
need.
What a load of bolleaux (Yes Ahmad, I know that one too;-) )
KT..save your money, you don't need books. This is doctors trying to be
lawyers and IMNSVHO a load of tosh. Sure there are common sense
precautions to be taken, but we are *not* going to be held accountable
for the failings of supply industries. If we are, tough..that's why we
pay MPS subs. If they tell me I must do x or I won't be covered, then I
will do x.
Sorry if I am putting a spoke in the advertising campaign;-)
Cheerio,
Graham
'Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at
which one can die.'
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