BMJ 1995;311:1433 (25 November)

Letters

Deputising general practitioners' role in emergencies

Lessons for both doctors involved

EDITOR,--I read J N Rawlinson's letter about the care given to a neighbour by a deputising doctor with some concern.1 We all have anecdotes that show doctors or departments to be less than perfect, but we are all trying to provide the best service we can despite the pressures we face.

I am not the doctor this tale was about, but, as a general practitioner in an inner city area, I have chosen to hand over my out of hours calls to a deputising service. In return I work two shifts a month for the service.

I would like to reassure Rawlinson that training in resuscitation is required before a doctor is allowed to become a principal in general practice. Sadly, these skills can become rusty. I have never been called on to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the community in 16 years of practice, though . . . [Full text of this article]


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