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Originally Posted by DtheP47
This proposed extension to doctors hours is getting me. 
They will be working longer hours, who is going to pay for the support workers, receptionists, nurses and maintenance staff? What about the disruption to their lives not to mention the cost of child care?
Now I am no medical expert but as I understand it, blood samples taken for certain things can't be just stored overnight in a fridge because it skews the cholestrol measure so that will mean another daytime trip to see someone.
Another Cameroonian sound bite that's not been thought through. |
They will have to do what they do in hospitals and work out Rota systems to ensure cover.
Pals is a big complex, but you can never get an appointment, and there never ever seem to be more than three doctors on at any time.....lots of the doctors work is deferred to Nurse clinicians as well......one of the senior partners lectures at Salford Uni...fine, if that is what he really wants to do, but while he is doing that who is looking after his patients?
The staff need to be effectively managed......and the best uses of resources made.(and in my opinion, that isn't happening right now)