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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 369507" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I think you need to schedule an appointment with your current doctor to hand over a letter detailing your concerns. Also if you can, get copies of letters from specialists to hand over personally at this appointment. Don't hand over your only copies - make sure you copy them yourself so you can make the switch if you choose.</p><p></p><p>Some doctors don't like organising things like repeat prescriptions, without the patient being physically present. It used to be the case for us here, that if I needed a repeat of my regular medications, I could drop in and ask the receptionist in passing to organise it, or get the pharmacist to request it. But then our system changed. At first I thought it was just the doctor's practice that was insisting on personal attendance but then I heard it was happening everywhere - our government and dept of health were clamping down on doctors prescribing at a distance.</p><p></p><p>Your doctor MUST know more about her staff than she lets on, but she can act shocked and surprised so she's not the bad guy. Paperwork is a big issue for some doctors, they insist on reading it all before it gets put in the file, then they never get around to reading it. If I worked for a doctor like this, I would probably be a bit disgruntled too. </p><p></p><p>This could be a case of staff being both judgmental of patients and protective of their boss; but it can't happen with a boss who is really on top of the administrative stuff in the workload.</p><p></p><p>Doctors have to keep up with their reading - not just incoming reports, but also the latest research publications. A doctor who doesn't do this is a doctor whose knowledge and capability is decaying. </p><p></p><p>I'd be moving on, I think, but at least let the doctor know why and give her a chance to lift the practice's game. I'm betting, though, that her response will be, "Sorry to see you go; I wish you all the best" and then do absolutely nothing about the staff, because what they ARE doing is shielding her from all the hassles of patients with problems.</p><p></p><p>I really hate it when nurses interfere inappropriately with medical treatment. I've also got similar problems to FM, I've generally been treated well but occasionally there have been big problems, due to someone judging me inappropriately. I had a really raw deal in the hospital when difficult child 3 was born; the specialist had ordered all my usual pain medications (prescribed originally by pain clinic, so it wasn't simply a case of me abusing prescription drugs without proper medical supervision). The nursing staff "lost the key to the drugs cupboard" which, on a floor with post-caesarean patients, was a ludicrous claim. When I said, "Isn't it a good thing I brought in my own supply?" the staff wanted to take my tablets off me. I said, "Where are you going to store them? You have lost the key to the drugs cupboard!"</p><p></p><p>The interesting thing there, was that although my obgyn had ordered these medications on my file, he didn't do anything to stand up to the nursing staff. Instead, he took the easy way out and let them be the scapegoats, without making them accountable. I later realised he was a big part of the problem. Feet of clay.</p><p></p><p>No matter how much you like this doctor, she is not meeting your needs and frankly is just too much trouble.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 369507, member: 1991"] I think you need to schedule an appointment with your current doctor to hand over a letter detailing your concerns. Also if you can, get copies of letters from specialists to hand over personally at this appointment. Don't hand over your only copies - make sure you copy them yourself so you can make the switch if you choose. Some doctors don't like organising things like repeat prescriptions, without the patient being physically present. It used to be the case for us here, that if I needed a repeat of my regular medications, I could drop in and ask the receptionist in passing to organise it, or get the pharmacist to request it. But then our system changed. At first I thought it was just the doctor's practice that was insisting on personal attendance but then I heard it was happening everywhere - our government and dept of health were clamping down on doctors prescribing at a distance. Your doctor MUST know more about her staff than she lets on, but she can act shocked and surprised so she's not the bad guy. Paperwork is a big issue for some doctors, they insist on reading it all before it gets put in the file, then they never get around to reading it. If I worked for a doctor like this, I would probably be a bit disgruntled too. This could be a case of staff being both judgmental of patients and protective of their boss; but it can't happen with a boss who is really on top of the administrative stuff in the workload. Doctors have to keep up with their reading - not just incoming reports, but also the latest research publications. A doctor who doesn't do this is a doctor whose knowledge and capability is decaying. I'd be moving on, I think, but at least let the doctor know why and give her a chance to lift the practice's game. I'm betting, though, that her response will be, "Sorry to see you go; I wish you all the best" and then do absolutely nothing about the staff, because what they ARE doing is shielding her from all the hassles of patients with problems. I really hate it when nurses interfere inappropriately with medical treatment. I've also got similar problems to FM, I've generally been treated well but occasionally there have been big problems, due to someone judging me inappropriately. I had a really raw deal in the hospital when difficult child 3 was born; the specialist had ordered all my usual pain medications (prescribed originally by pain clinic, so it wasn't simply a case of me abusing prescription drugs without proper medical supervision). The nursing staff "lost the key to the drugs cupboard" which, on a floor with post-caesarean patients, was a ludicrous claim. When I said, "Isn't it a good thing I brought in my own supply?" the staff wanted to take my tablets off me. I said, "Where are you going to store them? You have lost the key to the drugs cupboard!" The interesting thing there, was that although my obgyn had ordered these medications on my file, he didn't do anything to stand up to the nursing staff. Instead, he took the easy way out and let them be the scapegoats, without making them accountable. I later realised he was a big part of the problem. Feet of clay. No matter how much you like this doctor, she is not meeting your needs and frankly is just too much trouble. Marg [/QUOTE]
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