The perfect end to a perfect year

In 2009 the tinkling smithies of general practice have forged, on the great anvils of epidemiology, the sturdy iron shoes that have stabilised the sweating, wheezing, pneumonic beast that is H1N1. We have been modern day farriers and in our anonymous workshops we labour on and beat out our remedies against the odds. In recognition of these achievements and all the hard work and planning that has been put in, my trust has effectiively banned Christmas. I quote 'In the interests of infection control, and following advice from the Healthcare Enviroment Inspectorate, staff are advised to keep Christmas decorations to a minimum - one tree in a secluded area of wards/clinics, and no hanging or wall decorations'.
After vaccinating my 50th patient my reply to this anonymous circular was cogent "f*** off you b******s"! Kev

With regard to increasing GP referral and general increasing costs in the acute sector all concerned need to read a recent review of the trends in emergency admissions which was published in four parts. There are many things in this world about which PCTs are blisfully ignorant and seem to be blaming GPs for. See - British Journal of Healthcare Management, 2009: 15(4), 188-196; 15(5), 239-246; 15(6) 289-296 and 15 (7) 344-350 Rod Jones