Errm .. police?
On 7 February 2010 18:52, Markwick Christopher (Medway PCT)
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> I had an ex-patient (removed for being threatening) ringing up
> threatening to hurt somebody unless somebody sorts his son (still a
> patient) referal out. He is also threatening to sue unless we take him
> back on list.
> Is it worth talking to local community support worker about
> threatening phone calls?
> Or pct ?
> Or solicitor ?
>
> Cheers all,
> Chris
>
>
>
> On 7 Feb 2010, at 02:28, "jenny sudell"
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> As far as untowards incidents go, We had a patient threaten us with
>> a gun.
>> I cleared the surgery, he saaid he was half an hour away on the phone
>> and wasnt frightened to use the gun, I also warned the hospital next
>> door to lock down and not to let anyone in without police presence and
>> then I rang the police
>>
>> I reported the incident to my employers (the local council) who did
>> nothing.
>> There were two police officers involved, one who knew the chap, (this
>> copper was from the UK) and an Australian one who first attended who
>> took the entire incident totally serioulsy and encouraged me to
>> prosecute, too statements etc.
>>
>> The UK guy shocked me, he said I had massively overreacted, he had
>> been on duty during the london bombings, it annoyed him that he had to
>> follow up on the case and said next thing you will be telling me is
>> that you wouldnt be looking into suspicious bags before you phoneus,
>> Errrm no,Im not trained in anti terrorism or bomb disposal mate.
>> UK copper says Oh this guy is a regular mental health patient,
>> obsessed with guns, lives on his own a few hundred kms from town (town
>> being one shop a pub and a post office)
>> My worry was, he had threatened us, I took it seriously, he had been
>> seen at our practice several times, and there was no mention in his
>> medical records old or new of any mental health problem or alcholic
>> problem.
>> The ease of a farmer getting a gun is obvious if you GP shop.
>> Over here you can see any GP and you arent tied to one, so he could
>> have gone else where for those issues.
>> I think that we did the right thing resigning and I would not
>> recommend any colleague from the UK working in the terrible situation
>> we ended up in.
>> If you are thinking of shifting to the land down under give us a
>> thought.
>> Its not all milk and honey (Well it is now we have moved!)
>> Jen
>>
>
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