Jim Meadows wrote:
> Hi Dave,
>
> I do agree with you. I don't like inflexible criteria or protocols
> either, it reduces the PT or anybody else who follows them to a
> technician status. Unfortunately that is the way many work, including
> physicians.
>
> Jim
Dear Jim,Our criteria are for doctors' use in referring patients to us.
What we do with the patients once we've got them is entirely our own
business!
The criteria are only to try and target those patients who need us.
Anything else would be a waste of resources. As I mentioned in a earlier
post, there will always be the one-off patient, but these criteria cover
the majority of "good calls". Less stress for us, less stress for the
medics, better service for the patient - and they're evidence-based too.
Regards,
Carol David
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