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Medical Records

  • 15-05-2011 4:16pm
    #1
    caroline1111
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 224 ✭✭


    Hey, does anyone know if you attend an out of hours clinic eg westdoc, nowdoc, midoc and get a prescription for something, does this information get transferred to your normal GP afterwards? Just curious.


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  • #2
    barbs84
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69 ✭✭barbs84


    as far as im aware your gp wont know as i have often got a perscription from the hospital and my gp was not aware of me being on medication, hope this helps


  • #3
    Quiet Lurker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 114 ✭✭Quiet Lurker


    caroline1111 wrote: »
    Hey, does anyone know if you attend an out of hours clinic eg westdoc, nowdoc, midoc and get a prescription for something, does this information get transferred to your normal GP afterwards? Just curious.
    Yes, when you attend the Co-ops the records are sent the following morning to your GP by fax on all consultations relating to his patients, including phone advice. In many of the co-ops the details are sent electronically the following morning and go direct to the patients chart.
    With regard to barbs84 issue that the GP was not aware of hospital prescriptions this is correct. Unlike with the Co-ops the hospitals may or may not send on all details and they come by post sometime (hopefully within a week or 2).


  • #4
    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,669 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    Quiet Lurker wrote: »
    Yes, when you attend the Co-ops the records are sent the following morning to your GP by fax on all consultations relating to his patients, including phone advice. In many of the co-ops the details are sent electronically the following morning and go direct to the patients chart.
    With regard to barbs84 issue that the GP was not aware of hospital prescriptions this is correct. Unlike with the Co-ops the hospitals may or may not send on all details and they come by post sometime (hopefully within a week or 2).
    +1
    D-doc faxes all GP's the details of any contacts the following morning.
    most hospitals will send the GP's details of any appointments or prescriptions the only exception I am aware of is the AE in Temple Street who have a policy of not informing GP's.


  • #5
    Traumadoc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,523 ✭✭✭Traumadoc


    Policy?
    or just bad practice?


  • #6
    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,669 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    Traumadoc wrote: »
    Policy?
    or just bad practice?

    Policy I'm afraid. Very poor practice IMO.


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  • #7
    Sid_Justice
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,720 ✭✭✭Sid_Justice


    RobFowl wrote: »
    +1
    D-doc faxes all GP's the details of any contacts the following morning.
    most hospitals will send the GP's details of any appointments or prescriptions the only exception I am aware of is the AE in Temple Street who have a policy of not informing GP's.

    What's the rationale for this policy?


  • #8
    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,669 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    Sid_Justice wrote: »
    What's the rationale for this policy?

    The consultant in charge feels it is a waste of time for doctors to write discharge summaries or even send a carbon copy on.
    It's the only AE in Ireland or the UK who don't.
    Very frustrating TBH and I do not feel its a safe practice.


  • #9
    opinion guy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,001 ✭✭✭✭opinion guy


    RobFowl wrote: »
    The consultant in charge feels it is a waste of time for doctors to write discharge summaries or even send a carbon copy on.
    It's the only AE in Ireland or the UK who don't.
    Very frustrating TBH and I do not feel its a safe practice.

    Seriousls thats insane. Is this not the sort of thing the medical council can put their foot down about ?


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