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In a message dated 26/09/96 05:58:55, you write: >There are some issues for co-ops around who takes that >continuing responsiblity that I don't think have been thought >through for the 1990s. >______________________________________________________________ >Dr. David Jobson Further to the above, I was at a meeting of the Sheffield coop yesterday, prior to its launch on 1/11/96. The question of TR's and emergencies came up. I appeared to be the only one present who was concerned about the 14 day rule and quoted your e-mail to the meeting (i hope you don't mind!) HAve any other co-ops had problems with foreign nationals and/or patients of non-co-op members who have contacted the co-op? I can envisage a situation where a disgruntled punter contacts the co-op for a second opinion. If they are not at their homa address then there is no problem. If they are but claim they are not registered with a GP, and that adress is covered by a co-op GP as well as their registered GP, where does the co-op stand??. It is not emergency treatment, they are not in the area for less than 24 hours, it is immediate and necessary, thus they will take on ( or a colleager will take on their behalf) a fourteen day comitment for the patient. Any co-ops like to comment ( and copy response to Sheffield GP-cooperative via me). Trefor Roscoe Email; [log in to unmask] Beighton Health Centre Tel 0114 - 269 5061 Queens Road, Beighon Fax 0114 - 269 7186 Sheffield S19 6BJ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%