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[log in to unmask] wrote: > > I thought that empirically the answer was obvious. The nurse is less > threatening than the doctor, is less likely to find a serious pathology, is > less likely to impart bad news, is less likely to refer as she has missed the > problem due to lack of fundamental training and experience, is definately > cheaper to train and employ, etc. etc. etc. > > The answer is therefore: Already. > Quad erat demunsrandum! Sounds _just_ what a Government would want. In fact why have any doctors at all? You really may not believe this but our local Regional Health Authority in Auckland (popln. 1.2m) has only this morning placed its first advertisement for its new Super "Hospital" style Clinic (GP's apparently "don't have the right expertise") in the underprivileged Western Suburbs of Auckland. It was initially mooted to be run by paediatricians, but you guessed it the advertisement is for staffin proposals for a "Specialist Nurse" Super Clinic (competing head on with local GP's in the area). Any architectural commentary from John Marwick?? Jon Wilcox Auckland %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%