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Old 14-08-2022, 06:40 PM
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because the story goes that singhealth polyclinic once rejected a patient and he died of a heart attack subsequently.
Family complain and the people in singhealth ivory tower decreed henceforth that their polyclinic will not reject patients.
Doctor can die from stress but patient cannot reject. Sad hor?

my side can reject. We put up a huge board that says clinic is full so that people can see from FAR FAR away and auto dun come. Still turn up one nurse help triaged and turn away patient if they can. Of cse chest pain one we see and occasionally the bugger will tell you actually he no chest pain, but really need a MC to cover him because he got a headache and didn't turn up for work. I guess at least he is being honest instead of me wasting time doing ECG and what not.

I guess u probably doing too good a job , hence u can't clear your load. The foreigner RP from Philippines or malaysia anyhow copy and paste notes and 'cont meds, TCU 3 months' one surviving quite well if u notice. One fine example of act blur live longer. Their incompetency and possibly langauge barrier is helping them survive.

Sometimes have to do polyclinic style more la. You got m.med which means u probably know your stuff and have a fair bit of experience, internally have to triage one. Those auntie will always bring up ' chest tightness ' , ' hand numbness' , ' night time leg cramp' , ' vaginal very dry' sort of problem in addition to their 10 thousand issues.
You sit down there and go through all of them you will die.
Some of them no choice , sound like real one u have to settle but reality is a lot of them are bo liao one. Because to them asking is free mah. Wah, this doctor very friendly and seem to know his/her stuff, i better ask this time because if next time see that useless pinoy doctor everything also don't know.
You have to pretend didn't hear, anyhow explain them away or say wah, sound serious, i have to refer you to specialist at hospital but very expensive , you want? then referral letter just write ' patient request referral to neuro for numbness of fingers '.
Other times i act like a blur fumbling uncaring doctor not wanting to look at them but just stare my screen most of the time and talk while typing to get them out of the room.
Which SI i this? west side? i want to join. pay same as singhealth?
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