"The Alienated Patient" - Julian Galt MD

[Felis Catus]

Why are the primary care physicians sending folks to the ER first instead of doing lab work, and then on to specialists if warranted. This doc sounds like he is sleep deprived enough not to make a cogent argument. He must have caught what he thinks is the patients' illness: that of being a chronic complainer.

Folks don't get sent to the ER unless it is for an urgent reason.

This. I'm not in the US but I was repeatedly sent to A&E by my GP. I didn't want to go, a day spent there meant a big crash afterwards but they didn't offer any alternatives and insisted that was the right thing to do.

Last time before discharging me, they brought a senior doctor to tell me to stop coming to A&E. Why was he lecturing me instead of his colleague who repeatedly sent me to them? Am I supposed to refuse care next time a GP or 111 sends me to A&E?

 

[shak8]

This. I'm not in the US but I was repeatedly sent to A&E by my GP. I didn't want to go, a day spent there meant a big crash afterwards but they didn't offer any alternatives and insisted that was the right thing to do.

Last time before discharging me, they brought a senior doctor to tell me to stop coming to A&E. Why was he lecturing me instead of his colleague who repeatedly sent me to them? Am I supposed to refuse care next time a GP or 111 sends me to A&E?

I was going to delete my post. I don't know what individual docs do and why anymore. I thought the substack post by the doctor was a bit incoherent is all.