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Triage!

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MikeyBikey

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Oh, I really hate this word now! In fact I am beginning to hate it as much as I hate the word Covid. My hatred of Covid is not related to the virus specifically but how it became a get out clause. The first time it caused an additional four-month delay is attempting angioplasty to my left leg and then we'll over a year's delay in having revision surgery after the initial amputation went pear shape!

I believe the word Triage originates from the Voting Software for Fault-Tolerant Aircraft Flight Control Systems (VSFTAFCS for short) for if you have two contradictory signals you cannot make a decision! Again, and this is my belief, my understanding the term Triage came into use when deciding the best course of action for serious medical decisions (such as were stents [lots of them] or bypasses the best for me). It then spilt over into A&E when it became overloaded as GPs started working office hours. Recently I have seen it in two letters starting "We gave triaged this gentleman... " when in at least one it was clear that no discussion was involved. In fact usually if we are discussed as an ongoing patient it is a Multi Disciplinary Team (MDT). I suppose it is all part of the ongoing trend of waffling before getting to the point!
 
Yes i get fed up with oh it will be didcussed at the next MDT meeting with a disclaimer if nothing more seious takes priority Then its none of the appropriate staff were in attendance. So when will it be done ?
its all time delaying to keep them being able to say yes after MDT we have a 99% chance of achieving things . yes but its taken 3 yrs to get an MDT.
So hugs i get it. Triage just another word to you to stay until we can get someone meanwhile whats easiest to achieve well get full marks for that.
 
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