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| | | DrÌýMark PorterÌýgives listeners the low-down on what the medical profession does and doesn't know. Each week an expert in the studio tacklesÌýa particular topic and there are reports from around the UK on the health of the nation - and the NHS.
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"I spend half my week practising medicine and the other half writing and talking about it as a GP in Gloucestershire. Working on Case Notes has been a boon for both me and my patients. One of the principal aims of the programme is to keep our listeners up-to-date with the latest developments in healthcare, and to accomplish that I get to interview a wide range of specialists at the cutting edge of medicine. A rare privilege that ensures our listeners aren't the only ones to learn something new."
Mark Porter
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A+E and Triage
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How do we use our accident and emergency departments? Case Notes visits a busy A+E to see what services they offer and how you can get more for your time in your local emergency department.
What makes an emergency?
Many people just go when there’s a real emergency – heart attack or broken bone, but why is the waiting room full of seemingly well people? The Morning After Pill is available at A+E and other services too – but should we be relying on them to provide these services when our GPs and pharmacies cover similar ground?
Efforts to cut waiting times
The Department of Health is trying to reorganise these departments so that we do use them more efficiently. By having a nurse at the entrance to field the queries could cut waiting times for those patients whose only option is A+E .ÌýWe’ll be finding out how the new system will work and what patients and staff feel about the changes.
Dealing with the public
How do the staff cope with the demands of dealing with the public? We’ll be talking to everyone from receptionists to surgeons on their ideal patients and how their life resembles Casualty on the tv.
Next week's topic is: Fertility
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