tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29609470.post3736204390963988788..comments2023-05-23T09:02:35.294+08:00Comments on 1st & last, do no harm: McMedicinedochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07021242538740116343noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29609470.post-20691262799210502672011-06-28T23:51:42.013+08:002011-06-28T23:51:42.013+08:00Yvonne,
i can only speak for myself: patients wil...Yvonne,<br /><br />i can only speak for myself: patients will need to wait for me if there is some other matter more urgent to attend to.dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07021242538740116343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29609470.post-37039101324527546172011-06-27T13:52:27.645+08:002011-06-27T13:52:27.645+08:00You mean the doctor could have been thinking, &quo...You mean the doctor could have been thinking, "They are used to waiting anyway. Coming in a little later won't make much of a difference to those who are used to waiting for me."Yvonne Foonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12908132837504150283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29609470.post-78989209291802107132011-06-24T23:42:18.751+08:002011-06-24T23:42:18.751+08:00Yvonne,
waiting seems to be a practice deeply ing...Yvonne,<br /><br />waiting seems to be a practice deeply ingrained in hospitals...until perhaps Golden Arches take over?dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07021242538740116343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29609470.post-89902371752283670772011-06-24T23:39:22.646+08:002011-06-24T23:39:22.646+08:00Yan,
you obviously have been visiting a lot of do...Yan,<br /><br />you obviously have been visiting a lot of doctors to know their time management habits, which i admit, is generally poor. (wonder if there should be a time management module in med school?)<br /><br />some doctors run around a few clinics, eg. one in hosp & the other outside, esp in big cities, & maybe that's why they are never punctual & not around when you need them!!<br /><br />but i agree, if the doctor has only 1 clinic, he should be punctual, as much as he expects his patients to be punctual.<br /><br />yes, you are a fair patient with a fair expectation of your doctors.<br /><br />keep well!dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07021242538740116343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29609470.post-52673280980527072952011-06-24T18:15:18.953+08:002011-06-24T18:15:18.953+08:00I've gotten so used to waiting in hospitals th...I've gotten so used to waiting in hospitals that I don't remember the last time I ever wanted to complain. Hmmm... when was that? Maybe my KLGH days. That was beause the doctor himself was at least an hour late to come in!Yvonne Foonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12908132837504150283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29609470.post-78727831644913580922011-06-24T14:16:22.792+08:002011-06-24T14:16:22.792+08:00I set my mind that "waiting" is the name...I set my mind that "waiting" is the name of the game when I go to clinic or hospital. I allow generous time for the visit.<br /><br />So, I am quite settled with it every time. <br /><br />I am only annoyed by doctors who are late. Say, your appointment is 9 am, obviously the first patient of the day. But he came in at 10 am.<br /><br />It's still ok if I am in a public hospital or even a private hospital,because he is probably around the hospital attending to emergencies or surprises in ward rounds that keep him late.<br /><br />But if he is a dentist in a private clinic, or a doctor operating independently in a clinic, I think as a responsible person, he should be in time - as highly expected of in the corporate world, or in journalism!<br /><br />Fair patient, doc?Yanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01469410555556500811noreply@blogger.com