OOH is a mess. Look at today's Guardian story.
>>> McCormick Simon Dr, Consultant, A&E 06/17/05 07:47am >>>
Jel,
That's a bit harsh isn't it. I suspect Adrian is just stating what many of us
feel in A&E. It seems like simple facts to me but not the GPs fault, the
fault lies with the government who underestimated what GPs actually do OOH.
Simon
-----Original Message-----
From: Jel Coward [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 16 June 2005 23:41
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Rape & confidentiality
Adrian Fogarty wrote:
> You're kidding us surely... In DMG's words, you don't have the problem
> of the SHO ringing in sick on Friday afternoon and you just cannot
> close. Sorry, but GPs don't have that kind of pressure any more. When
> their slots fill up, the patients simply get diverted to A&E. That's not
> my cynical attitude playing out, that's reality in this part of the
> world. And it's not GP bashing either,
Yes you are and it belittles you.
Jel
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