Idiosyncrasies

I expect to provide a good standard of personal medical care to patients in keeping with current notions of good practice.

I work best when fuelled by orange juice and coffee.

I frequently recommend websites to patients; (see the Links Directory). Nearly everyone has access to the Net. When necessary, Public Libraries are also delighted to assist. Please see the 'Articles' section of this site for a paper about patients' use of the Internet.

I don't provide Med3 'sick notes' for patients who will be incapacitated for less than one week, but there are obvious exceptions to this rule.

I dislike providing 'notes' for patients when the request originates with a third party who has not written down what they require but merely sent the patient to make a verbal request (aka GANFYDs). If I am confident that acceding to such requests may actually be to the disadvantage of the patient (as is often the case) I usually decline to provide a 'note'. Instead I provide a short signed letter stating that a medical report would be available if requested and specified in writing by the third party concerned.

As a rule I don't prescribe medication to emotionally distressed or bereaved patients. Every rule has its exceptions.

I don't usually wear a tie.