The message <[log in to unmask]> from S A Hughes <[log in to unmask]> contains these words: > In message <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask] writes > >'>a secondment in GP would be of > >more benefit than, for example, lurking in surgical clinics and/or theatre > >sessions.' > > > >...and risk being beaten up by drug addicts in burgled / vandalised premises, > >spending hours in traffic, and dealing with insolvable social problems....! Yebbut there *is* life outside Harlesden, I believe. > > > >Shaf ;) > >A&E SpR > GP secondment is a superb idea. I did 2 months and got a lot out of it. I didn't get as much as two months. I certainly gained much too. > I got to know a little about general practice in Harlow and the various > problems that GP's face. The not-so-strange thing was noticed, was seeing the same people in A&E one week, in General Practice the next and in Psychiatry a few weeks later. We seemed to have the same 'regulars'... > In A/E, we have a lot to learn about consultation skills. The GP's have > it over us on that score. Agreed -- Helen D. Vecht: [log in to unmask] Just round the bend, at the top of the hill...