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Originally Posted by AFireInside
I agree some of the systems seem ridiculous, but the things you're describing are done for a reason I assume. Would it be better for the specialist to refer? That takes time away from the specialist so then you run into the issue of the specialist wait times increasing. So you solve one problem but create another. I don't know how long referrals take maybe they are very quick or maybe there's a decent amount of data entry etc. Like you I'm also just a layman, I certainly don't know the ins and outs.
Your second example seems odd to me. If the radiologist won't ever report to the nurse why would she be calling? Is there a reason the radiologist wanted to speak to the doctor in this case even though it's all clear? Obviously I'm not asking you to answer that but is it a situation where radiologists never report to nurses or only report to doctors when they have questions or additional info to give.
I agree with you that there seems to be a lot of small things that could be improved but it's also often more complicated than what you or I see. HCWs need to be the ones to point out areas we can improve and I'm sure there are lots, but the people in charge need to listen and they aren't.
The biggest issue is still not enough HCWs. It's far and away the biggest issue and our government is not helping that.
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The specialist doesn’t have to refer in the first case, but why have another appointment required? And overall, the thing is we hear “there’s not enough workers” and the at the same time we have these processes in place monopolizing their time.
These things are seemingly minor and meaningless, until they’re done on a large scale across the system and bog the whole thing down.