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- Published on: 14 April 2003
- Published on: 14 April 2003
- Published on: 14 April 2003'See and treat' is great - if your'e a General PractitionerShow More
Dear Editor
In today’s society people want everything instantly, including their medical care. See and treat provides that instant access to ‘primary care’ with no need to wait. Do Castille and Cooke[1] really think that anyone will wait 3 days to see their General Practitioner (GP) when they can pop in to the emergency department and see a doctor instantly 24 hours a day?
The public perception of see and...
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None declared. - Published on: 14 April 2003See and treatShow More
Dear Editor
Thank goodness, monitoring week is over. We've reached our 90% and retained our stars. Nobody is going to loose their job and the department has pulled through intact. All the extra experienced locum staff can go home, and we can get back to normal.
It felt bizzare not to have a waiting room full of frustrated patients. To have patients thanking us for seeing them so quickly. A happy feeling tha...
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