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Luis Suarez caused a stir by not shaking hands with Patrice Evra at the weekend, only to be followed by Lance Armstrong 'snubbing' Bevan Docherty at the Panama half Iron Man triathlo
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posted at 13/2/2012 3:37 PM GMT
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Luis Suarez caused a stir by not shaking hands with Patrice Evra at the weekend, only to be followed by Lance Armstrong 'snubbing' Bevan Docherty at the Panama half Iron Man triathlon. Even the mascots at the Villa Man City game are at it. Do you shake hands with every patient you see on the ward, or in clinic? Every morning? Just the first time you meet? It means washing your hands straight after..... |
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Re: Handshakegate
posted at 13/2/2012 4:12 PM GMT
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Evra accused Suarez of being a racist so I guess that if in Suarez eyes he is innocent why would you want to shake hands with someone that had dragged your name through the dirt, Armstrong is just a prima donna and little kids tend not to shake hands with each other. I have never seen a doctor shake hands with a patient. Its all a bit too formal, unless when spending £500 on a private consultation. But then the interaction and engagement is on a more professional basis, so more appropriate. |
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Re: Handshakegate
posted at 13/2/2012 5:37 PM GMT
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"I have never seen a doctor shake hands with a patient." What? A basic courtesy, that they would extend to any new aquaintance? That has minimal to no cross infection implications, when you consider the amount of handling that the public's hands go through every day; coins, public transport, door handles, loo door handles etc etc. How aloof does a senior doctor appear to be, who does not deign to touch a patient excpet clinically? I shake hands with every new patient I see, either clinic or on the ward, and with their family members if present. I wash my hands on entry to the ward and, discretely, after every clinic patient has gone, because I have examined them, touching places that are not the subject of social contact. John |
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Re: Handshakegate
posted at 14/2/2012 6:22 PM GMT
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Occasionally I shake hands. Usually it is after offering a welcome piece of advice or helping them through a difficult 'patch'. Today it was after completing a welcome plan of management of a potentially difficult pregnancy. Both potential parents were grateful for my input. But yes it does mean yet another hand wash! (I sometimes feel like 'Lady Macbeth')
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