Physician, (don’t) heal thyself
5th November 2015
It makes sense for patients to have their own GP, one doctor they see regularly. So why aren’t we doing it too?
About to walk out the door to work, my daughter called out, "Daaaad. Can you write me a quick script for my pill, I've run out."
At work, an email from my mum: "Hi, can you fax a referral to my cardiologist, seeing him later today."
That weekend at a friend's for dinner, a bloke I had just met lifted his shirtsleeve up, thrust his arm towards me and asked, "Do you reckon I should get this seen to?"
Sound familiar? We've all struggled with