At 04:49 9/08/99 -0700, Jon wrote: >>This (GP communication) is where the stick has to accompany the carrot. I >>intend to introduce a somewhat punitive system. No letters to GPs = bad >>term report and shitty reference. > >Shutting the gate after the horse has bolted, methinks ...that won't >actually alter the fact that they didn't write any GP letters. True, that's why I will let the docs know at the beginning of the term what the consequences of their actions (on their term assessments) will be! Then I just say.... "Choose." > But adding >"GP letters sent %" to the monthly "number patients seen by Doc" figures >that used to adorn the wall of the Docs Office in Hobart might generate some >healthy competition ;-) God, don't mention it. That mindless competition for stats drove me bananas (I have managed to stop it). Simon %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%