MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1989
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ON
"THEY REPRESENT THE FIRST STEPS IN REDUCING THE WORKLOAD DOCTORS AND GIVING THEM SOME RECOGNITION FOR THEIR LONG WORKING HOURS.
"THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS CONSULTATION WITH THE ASSOCIATION, HE SAID.
IN
LETTER WHICH INFORMED
DR LEE SAID THAT IN HIS REPLY TO GDA'S THE GOVERNMENT OF IT'S PLANNED ACTION HE DREW THE ASSOCIATION'S ATTENTION TO THE IMPACT THE ACTION MIGHT HAVE ON PATIENTS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
HE COMMENTED THAT:
(A)
TO STOP WRITING DISCHARGE FORMS COULD MEAN DELAYS
THE DISCHARGE OF PATIENTS FROM HOSPITALS, AND AGGRAVATE THE PRESENT OVERCROWDING IN HOSPITALS;
IN
(B)
TO STOP TEACHING STUDENT NURSES WOULD CAUSE SERIOUS DISRUPTION TO THE NURSES TRAINING PROGRAMME. WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE SUPPLY OF NURSES AND LEAD TO DETERIORATION IN THE QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE;
THIS
A
(C)
BOARDS
WOULD
DELAY
CASES
TO STOP ATTENDING MEDICAL ASSESSMENT THE PROCESSING OF COMPENSATION AWARDS. SOME 20,000 WERE DEALT WITH BY THE BOARDS EACH YEAR. THE MAJORITY OF THESE CASES CONCERNED WORKMEN INJURED AT WORK AND CONSEQUENTLY SUFFERING LOSS OR REDUCTION OF THEIR EARNING
MANY OF THEM CAPACITY.
WERE HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON THE PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION TO MAINTAIN THEIR LIVING; AND
(D)
TO STOP WRITING MEDICAL POLICE AND CORONER INVESTIGATIONS AND THIS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST.
REPORTS WAS
ΤΟ LIKELY
HINDER WOULD NOT BE
HAVING DR LEE EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT THE ASSOCIATION,
REGARD
OF DOCTORS TO THE PROFESSIONAL CALLING
AND THE INTERESTS OF THE ADDING POSITION,
THAT COMMUNITY AT LARGE, WOULD RECONSIDER ITS
THE TO THE PROBLEMS WAS MOST EFFECTIVE WAY OF ACHIEVING A SOLUTION
ΤΟ CONTINUE THE DIALOGUE WITH THE ADMINISTRATION.
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