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Dear SirIn regards to Mike Ardagh's editorial1 "Why do patients choose the emergency department?" surely the answer lies in his sentence "...she [the mother] calls her GP but can't get an appointment until Thursday."All I can say is that general practice must have changed since my time. My practice had an inflexible rule that anyone who called worried concerning a sick child was always seen on that day.Has general practice just become a 9–5 job? Henry E Green Retired GP Ashburton, New Zealand
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Ardagh M. Why do patients choose the emergency department? N Z Med J. 13-Dec-2013;126(1387):7-9. http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/126-1387/5952/content.pdf
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Dear SirIn regards to Mike Ardagh's editorial1 "Why do patients choose the emergency department?" surely the answer lies in his sentence "...she [the mother] calls her GP but can't get an appointment until Thursday."All I can say is that general practice must have changed since my time. My practice had an inflexible rule that anyone who called worried concerning a sick child was always seen on that day.Has general practice just become a 9–5 job? Henry E Green Retired GP Ashburton, New Zealand
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Method
Results
Conclusion
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Competing Interests
Ardagh M. Why do patients choose the emergency department? N Z Med J. 13-Dec-2013;126(1387):7-9. http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/126-1387/5952/content.pdf
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Dear SirIn regards to Mike Ardagh's editorial1 "Why do patients choose the emergency department?" surely the answer lies in his sentence "...she [the mother] calls her GP but can't get an appointment until Thursday."All I can say is that general practice must have changed since my time. My practice had an inflexible rule that anyone who called worried concerning a sick child was always seen on that day.Has general practice just become a 9–5 job? Henry E Green Retired GP Ashburton, New Zealand
Summary
Abstract
Aim
Method
Results
Conclusion
Author Information
Acknowledgements
Correspondence
Correspondence Email
Competing Interests
Ardagh M. Why do patients choose the emergency department? N Z Med J. 13-Dec-2013;126(1387):7-9. http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/126-1387/5952/content.pdf
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