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DOCTORS - how public sees us
posted at 20/9/2012 4:39 PM BST
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These few posts are from the discussion other day about the GMC/complaints against doctors.What do you think? Geoffrey W • My last hospital appointment was a farce, the nurse's parting words to me, regarding the doctor were, "We can't understand him either" Malcolm L • A few of the GPs at my local huge surgery are really very rude to you. No manners whatsoever. Your shoved in and out like a production line. I hate going there. They should vet doctors for manners and social skills. not just general medical practice.
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Re: DOCTORS - how public sees us
posted at 21/9/2012 11:47 AM BST
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With regards to my discussion (above) - the link to the public discussion is : http://uk.news.yahoo.com/complaints-doctors-soar-23-022210237.html |
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Re: DOCTORS - how public sees us
posted at 21/9/2012 12:23 PM BST
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That has attracted and my attention too! Reading uk newspapers in a lot of articles is impressing that the most readers comments are usually pretty bad about the hospital services and especially doctors. You must do something about this. And the solution is not blaimimg each other neither declaring in public that doctors are incompetent . |
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Re: DOCTORS - how public sees us
posted at 21/9/2012 12:23 PM BST
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That has attracted and my attention too! Reading uk newspapers in a lot of articles is impressing that the most readers comments are usually pretty bad about the hospital services and especially doctors. You must do something about this. And the solution is not blaimimg each other neither declaring in public that doctors are incompetent . |
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Re: DOCTORS - how public sees us
posted at 21/9/2012 2:44 PM BST
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As has been pointed out elsewhere and here, the number of complaints is a tiny, tiny frcation of the total of consultations. Even if you multiply by a fcator to allow for those who are offended but do not complain, it is STILL a tiny fraction. |
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Re: DOCTORS - how public sees us
posted at 21/9/2012 3:19 PM BST
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I agree John D. |
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Re: DOCTORS - how public sees us
posted at 21/9/2012 3:31 PM BST
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In Response to Re: DOCTORS - how public sees us: That has attracted and my attention too! Reading uk newspapers in a lot of articles is impressing that the most readers comments are usually pretty bad about the hospital services and especially doctors. You must do something about this. And the solution is not blaimimg each other neither declaring in public that doctors are incompetent . Posted by ikaros Is it to do with the "fast food"- like litigation culture in the UK, or what? |
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Re: DOCTORS - how public sees us
posted at 21/9/2012 10:44 PM BST
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In response to "Re: DOCTORS - how public sees us": In Response to Re: DOCTORS - how public sees us : Is it to do with the "fast food"- like litigation culture in the UK, or what? Posted by drmk I don' t know exactly why. I have not work in uk and so I can not tell for sure. Uk for the last centuries is a leader in sciences and in possibilities of organizing . On the other hand the number of '' bad comments '' on newspaper's articles about ncs is pritty big. You rarely can find somebody making a positive comment. So probably there is a problem at least in how the public perceive their services. I am sure that doctors are doing an excellent work . But the problem ramains. The culture of litigation is surely one factor as it is and for sexual assaults . There are a lot of people who would try to put somebody in jail If they had a '' compensation'' in money . Another factor probably is that doctors blaimimg each other and people |
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Re: DOCTORS - how public sees us
posted at 21/9/2012 11:01 PM BST
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And people hearing this. Another factor could be the the 10 minutes examination. Maybe patients don't understand and they think that doctors don't care about them . In my first months of working i examined a couple of Germans ( husband and wife ) and I was not very experienced the consultation lasted 20 minutes. The husband was positively impressed. He said me ; '' It is very nice here . You gave time and you made a very good examination , in Germany the consultation is never more than 5 minutes'' . So the colleague in Germany probably was doing a great job , working harder and examining more patients. But I took the positive comments. |
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Re: DOCTORS - how public sees us
posted at 21/9/2012 11:01 PM BST
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And people hearing this. Another factor could be the the 10 minutes examination. Maybe patients don't understand and they think that doctors don't care about them . In my first months of working i examined a couple of Germans ( husband and wife ) and I was not very experienced the consultation lasted 20 minutes. The husband was positively impressed. He said me ; '' It is very nice here . You gave time and you made a very good examination , in Germany the consultation is never more than 5 minutes'' . So the colleague in Germany probably was doing a great job , working harder and examining more patients. But I took the positive comments. |
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