Inappropriate referrals are the symptom of a culture of risk aversion in the NHS. Consequently everyone receives a diluted serviceKen is lying on the sofa. He’s only just got up and is still a little tousled in his PJs,but despite all that, he’s as sparkling and poised as any of the paintings or ceramics that surround him. “Thank you so much for coming, or ” he says. “I’m sorry to be a pain.”Ken is 62,still in full-time work, goes to yoga classes and on trips abroad. He is perfectly independent. This has been a bad week, or though. His sciatica has flared up and build him out of commission again. His doctor has referred him to us,the rapid response team.
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Source: theguardian.com