Grumble’s quaint notion « The Witch Doctor

Posted by: Witch Doctor | May 9, 2008

Grumble’s quaint notion

WHAT IS MEDICINE ABOUT?

Dr Grumble does not put pen to paper too often now since he closed his blog. He recycles his blog just like Mrs Grumble recycles her tin cans and their kid’s plastic water bottles. When he does write a brand new post, it means he just cannot restrain himself from saying something really, really important - even if it means that he may be locked up in the tower.

GRUMBLE THINKS

It is always disconcerting to readers when Dr Grumble thinks. Today he has come up with a very quaint notion - harmless but quaint.

This is what he says:

“What patients need is a good doctor who knows them with common sense not an itinerant sub-doctor with access to investigations. Medicine is about taking a history, examining the patient, knowing the patient and thinking. It’s not about protocols and liberal tests. It really isn’t.”

This really does stretch the imagination.

What do you suppose Virgin, Tesco’s, Boots, and United Health would think of that?

You think they would find it disconcerting, My Black Cat?

The clients, too, would find it disconcerting. Too time consuming for them! They want a quick fix between coming off the train at night, grabbing some food and settling down to watch “The Apprentice”. They certainly won’t be able to fit a full medical case history into their busy schedule.

Absolutely not!

Patients might like this notion though.

They might not think it’s quaint at all.

Anyway, his post is worth a visit. He has a little riddle at the end.

a red apple ……………………