Monday, February 22, 2010

Polyclinic

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So today I went to the polyclinic with my mom & maid.
Both my maid and I are the patient actually.

I wasn't sick but I need to rectify the problem I have on my leg.
The bone on my left leg near my toe hurts occasionally nowadays.
Not sure why, but my toe seem to grow towards the left?

Anyway, the experience with polyclinic doctor make me feel that they are not professional at all.

The doctor just poked my leg with her hands and ask "pain?"
(sounds wrong)
I'm like "huh? uh no.."
& that's about it.
Then she ask me more questions like if I have any drug allergies so she can fill up the form in the database.
& Kaching* pay them.

I can do that too but why aren't I the doctor!

Mom said it's because they're general doctors and they can only refer us to a specialist.

Well, that's exactly the point I'm looking at.

IF, these 'general doctors' are not qualified enough to be a specialist, then aren't their job kind of redundant?
The whole examine your body redundant?
The whole waiting time just to be referred to another doctor redundant?

What i'm saying is,

Instead of letting the public wait in the sitting area (for god knows how long) for all these general doctors,
why not immediately refer those patient who have problems that need a specialist?