Dear readers,let me tell you about one of my patients who was rushed into hospital vomiting blood.He was a 70 year old man and his name is Mr White.The unfortunate man also suffers from coronary heart disease and was due to go to cardiology outpatients for yearly check up.But instead he was addmitted to hospital that day with haematamesis and malena.
His wife Mrs White rang the hospital out patients and told them he had to miss the cardiology appiontment bacause he was rushed into hospital vomiting blood and could they make another appiontment for him.But people from cardiology outpatients said this is not a good enough excuse to miss the appiontment.You must go back to your own G.P and make another refferal.
When I heard about it I got really mad and wrote to cardiology consultant.
Dear Dr,I am writing regarding my patient Mr White and your recent coversation with Mrs White.Could you kindly tell me what is the sufficient criteria for missing an appointment?Because it seems to me that being rushed into hospital vomiting fucking blood ought to score pretty high.
After writing the letter I feel a bit worried that I had been too rude and losing my self control.So I show it to one of my colleges a G.P from another practice.He read it and said."I would take out the fucking otherwise its spot on."
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You need to check whether stupid Appointment clerk or Cardiologist saying this
ReplyDeleteAs far as I understand, Cardiologist never make an appointment himself for his DNA (didn't not attend) patients
Joe Myint
Dear Joe patients and GPs had suffered from the incompetence of hospital staff for many years not only the appointments but also discharge letters what they wrote is rubbish on discharge for example---
ReplyDeleteThis is a sample of discharge letter from A&E to GP.
Admitted--with head.
Diaganosis---Otherwise.
Management---return to GP.
What is the meaning of this letter.
God help the patients.