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byRichard_at_work ( 517087 ) writes:
in the UK for the NHS, and her position on this has always been that patients want you to diagnose them with something, and if you do not then they will re-present either to another doctor at your practice very quickly, or at the local accident and emergency room. And last month she was provided with the best example of this ever...
Ever since I met her, she has complained to me (in a friendly way) that people present to the A&E (she was working A&E minors at the time) with conditions that 30 years
byparadigm82 ( 959074 ) writes:
Clearly some people go to their doctor or ER even when there's clearly no need to... but in many cases, I can understand people being persistent in having their problems taken seriously.
Everyone knows stories of someone who had relatively minor symptoms for a prolonged period of time... that ultimately turned out to be caused by cancer, which was then in a late stage. We are also being reminded every day of how important it is to go to the doctor with symptoms early, where there's a chance for a cure etc.
bystewbacca ( 1033764 ) writes:
Clearly some people go to the ... ER even when there's clearly no need to...
Yeah, we call them the "uninsured". Give me a public option so we can have our emergency rooms back for, you know, emergencies.
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