[chav1]

i think peel houses system where you see the nurse so she can refer you to a doctor if she thinks you need one is dangerous

granted cut fingers and dressings are one thing but should a nurse be deciding if you need a doctor or not

doctors are trained to pick up on things and to look for certain symtoms and as far as i know a nurse isnt or they would be called doctors and not nurses

i think its wrong that that reponsability is put on the nurses and they should only be used for taking blood, changing dressings and other nurse dutys

i do not think they should be diagnosing patients

granted this system probably roots out people who take up and waste appointments because they have a runny nose but unless a person has been through the same training as a doctor they shouldnt be deciding if people are ill enough or not to see a doctor

personaly i think peel house has too many patients on its books and i hope when they move to the new premisses i hope they get more new doctors and slow down the intake of new patients

at the end of the day its all about money though and as far as i know a doctor gets money for every prescription they write so more patients = more money i suppose