I have always considered email as Asynchronous communication ie there is not an urgency issue associated with email Direct communication or via mobile is the only sure way to communicate if there is an urgent problem
Electronic results should be checked by colleagues who can access history file and contact patient to arrange followup May 2006 Please Note new email address [EMAIL PROTECTED] Regards Les Bolitho Dr Leslie E Bolitho Consultant Physician in Internal Medicine MBBS FRACP FACRRM 6 Dixon Street, Wangaratta .Vic.3677.Australia Phone 61 3 5721 5533 ; Fax 61 3 5722 1781 Mobile 0418 574 463 ; email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Oliver Sent: Wednesday, 31 May 2006 1:05 PM To: General Practice Computing Group Talk Subject: RE: [GPCG_TALK] Monitoring incoming emails of absent doctorsandpractice staff > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dr Hugh Nelson > Sent: Wednesday, 31 May 2006 12:13 PM > > In our practice, the practice manager checks that another GP > agrees to check the inbox of the away GP. Generally this is > not onerous and after the first few days there is very > minimal traffic apart from copies of tests ordered by > specialists that need no followup. Good. How does the responsible GP make sure that he or she remembers to keep checking his or her absent colleague's inbox every day, especially when he or she has found no new messages there for a few days? Oliver Frank, general practitioner 255 North East Road, Hampstead Gardens South Australia 5086 Ph. 08 8261 1355 Fax 08 8266 5149 _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
