Posted by Dinah on October 21, 2012, at 10:03:27
In reply to New era of five-yearly doctor checks starts, posted by neuroscience on October 21, 2012, at 9:18:15
Depending on how the assessments are done, it could be a very good idea. Certainly there are doctors who oughtn't be practicing.
I once had an internist who not only couldn't see the classic signs of a kidney stone when presented with one, but also tried to prescribe narcotics for migraines without even looking at triptans or preventatives.
My mother's entire hospital stay was a study in bad diagnosis of the most common sort of problem. Not a zebra, but the sort of horse that is under the dictionary definition of horse.
The thing was that all these doctors appear to be well regarded by the establishment. While I've had two very elderly doctors (not surgeons) whose hands shook and voice trembled, but were among the most competent physicians I've ever had the pleasure to see. I wonder how they'd perform on a standardized test.
So it would very much depend on how it was done.
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