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Thread ID: 141699	2016-02-06 21:54:00	Doctors, rules	Cicero (40)	PC World Chat

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1415598	2016-02-06 21:54:00	I am part of a doctors group, no option in my area, the are the they only game in town. I want to change doc, it would seem that a letter is required to explain why I want to change. The downside of these group practices is that I feel like I am appearing b4 the headmaster when in fact I am paying them $50 for 10 mins of there time. Like thought on this if poss.	Cicero (40)
1415599	2016-02-06 23:15:00	Write the letter - that way, he, or she will have to explain themself to the group. May in fact lead to that person having better interpersonal skills. Only in writing can that sort of feedback be useful for all concerned - patients and doctor - and a better service for all.	R.M. (561)
1415600	2016-02-06 23:52:00	Any good doctor should accept that sometimes a patient may wish to change for any number of different reasons. I'd go as far as to say that some doctors might also be glad to see the back of some of their patients, it's a two-way relationship. I agree with R.M. and I'd just state the situation as I see it. It's funny how no matter how much we mature we remember appearing before the headmaster. It always makes me want to grin. I had a situation where my GP had moved out of the practice and I felt that I was being subtly passed on to a doctor who is less popular. No guesses for why that should be. I held out for the one I wanted and knew that I would have faith in.	Marnie (4574)
1415601	2016-02-06 23:56:00	Admit it : "I regret that I have a problem. I don't feel at ease with Dr Zeus. I would like to change to Dr Faustus." That seems more tactful than "Dr Zeus glares at me and makes me feel like a 10 year old." And you're right, you are paying for the service so you are entitled to change so long as there are other Drs within the practice.	coldot (6847)
1415602	2016-02-07 00:51:00	With the present stupid and silly 'PHO' system, it's going to be very expensive to change from one doctor to another, sometimes just for a second opinion.	bk T (215)
1415603	2016-02-07 00:57:00	Just a wee warning Cic, by way of observation of a number of Doctors I know, both professionally and socially, the gruff ones are often the best. Not always, but I could name a few. One that comes to mind was the Chief Surgeon at Waikato Hospital years ago. He was renowned for his lack of diplomacy and was feared by a lot of Theatre Staff. However, he was also highly respected by a lot of colleagues. A case in point was when he operated on my father for bowel cancer. After the operation this surgeon rang me to tell me he considered the operation a success and in passing advised “Oh and I removed his spleen as well”. Was that cancerous as well I inquired? “No, it was in the way”, came the terse reply.” Well my father recovered and lived a good number of years before dying of an unrelated illness.	B.M. (505)
1415604	2016-02-07 01:39:00	I want to change doc, it would seem that a letter is required to explain why I want to change. . In fact any explanation is not required at all. They may want one, verbal or written, but you don't have to. Trickier being stuck with the same practice, it may be diplomatic to give one - as vague as possible I would suggest, if you were going elsewhere, then totally up to you. Done it a few times. I was talking to our groups practice manage about another matter the other day, and mentioned a certain something, she diplomatically said, I can tell you we have many other doctors talking on patients here and Dr X doesn't work wednesdays. LOL, so they're not all snotty about it. My mum changed to another doc at same practice recently too. She told the new one it was because of XX. New doc didn't comment, which is to be expected. So you can, and you don't have to say why.	pctek (84)
1415605	2016-02-07 04:29:00	Thanks folks, all comments much appreciated. As I understand it, one must go to the doc in your area. I have a friend who lived in Otaki where fee is $17 but has now moved to Waikane where fee is $50, so he pretends he still lives in Otaki say nothing to doc and pays the $17 .	Cicero (40)
1415606	2016-02-07 18:44:00	As I understand it, one must go to the doc in your area. . Er .. .. no. In Southland we in Wyndham would have been in the Matuara area. he was a quack. One of us went to a doc in Invercargill, I went to one in Gore.	pctek (84)
1415607	2016-02-07 21:02:00	www.health.govt.nz Changing your doctor When you register or enrol with a new GP, you’ll be asked to sign a form so your records can be transferred from your old GP. A GP should not refuse to enrol new patients unless they already have too many patients. A GP can terminate your enrolment if there is an ‘irreparable breakdown’ in the relationship. www.stuff.co.nz Health and Disability Commissioner Ron Paterson believes part of the problem is that Kiwis are so damned nice. They feel that if their doctor didn't do something badly wrong, then their leaving might hurt his or her feelings. "You hear so much noise about complaining and difficult patients, but my sense is the vast majority of New Zealand patients are quite reticent and unsure about what it's okay to ask questions about and what to expect from the relationship," says Paterson. The Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights dictates the basics of patient care - such as the right to be treated with respect, to receive health care of an appropriate standard and effective communication - but the Commissioner says you don't have to have specific grounds for leaving. "Doctors themselves have the right to terminate the relationship and sometimes do." However, while doctors have to go through a complex consultation process to get rid of a patient, patients can simply walk. Paterson says that's okay if you really can't face your GP but a meeting to discuss your reasons would be an opportunity to resolve the problem and prevent a similar situation arising for other patients.	pctek (84)
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