Hi All,
I'm not 100% sure where I'm going with this! But, I was in a meeting the other day (as an observer) and a doctor said something along the lines of 'I'm a doctor and I know my patients'.
While this is not an unusual thing to hear, this time it struck me. I thought I see my GP about once a year. I typically spend 5-10 mins with them. I don't feel my GP knows me, not in the slightest.
But, bottom line, do doctors know their patient group? Is there any evidence for this and if there is, is this knowledge demonstrably and consistently useful?
BW
jon
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