On Fri, 4 Dec 1998 01:20:47 -0000
"Peter Wilson" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Just recently I've noticed several members
> requesting advice or opinions on specific problems yet there is always a
> danger of breaching confidentiality even if the names and other non-critical
> details are changed.
>
> The lack of an appropriate informal facility is especially disadvantageous
> to the single-handed GP like myself and I have two particular cases at the
> moment where I would greatly value other GP's input yet the conditions are
> so rare that the patients could be identified by merely their diagnoses and
> the fact that they are my patients.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions? Is there any scope for establishing a
> panel of GP "specialists" advertised on gp-uk with whom one could invoke a
> one to one dialogue?
Not a bad idea,especially, as you say, for us single-handers. What I
miss most (well, actually , apart from holidays, the *only* thing I miss
about group practice), is the ability to say 'can you just pop in and
have a look at this?' or 'can I have a quick word about old so-and-so.'
Putting one's surgery phone no. is not going to be a particularly good
idea as you could get 5 replies which is a waste of people's time all
round.
How about asking for help on 'a patient with a rare metabolic illness'
say, or some such term to localise the field of expertise needed. That
way anyone who wishes to help can e-mail or fax you their phone number
and you can have a 1-1 dialogue. If 5 people e-mail you, you can pick
who you like,get second to fifth opinions if you feel so inclined, and no
time is wasted.
Cheerio,
Graham
'Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at
which one can die.'
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