Before passing the buck, chat with your local GPs, we have done this in
Coventry and they were more than happy to have primary care problems
diverted to the OOH by the triage nurse. They have an escalation policy that
allows them to increase staffing from 2 docs to 12 in about one hour if
necessary - I don't know of any A&E that could do this.
How is it you always get the plum jobs Matthew? In our neck of the woods
some of them are uncontactable. The holiday period has been a saga of
unanswered telephone calls and engaged tones at the OOH services. I think
Carlos had similar problems so I don't think it is just to spite me.
Where Alan Leaman works across the county border the service is superb so
obviously it is very patchy up and down the country.
Best wishes and a healthy new year.
Danny McGeehan
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