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Ben R. Wilkinson, MBBS, FRCSC, MBA
As a physician who is also a patient, I feel a responsibility to draw attention to what I perceive as bad protocols or habits by physicians. On this occasion, I am speaking out against a common booking protocol used by... Read More
As an old, retired specialist, I am driven nuts by a certain policy among some specialists! I am referring to the policy of making no contact with a patient who has been referred until an appointment can be arranged. As... Read More
This letter is not a criticism of the wait time for specialist appointments; rather, it is a criticism of specialist booking protocol. I believe that the routine used by (I am told) an increasing number of specialists... Read More
As a retired physician, I no longer read the Journal as fully as I used to, but I was attracted to the article on swine flu (BCMJ 2009;51[6]:257). I wanted to know how long I have to wait after contacting... Read More