tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16638275.post115192924600739004..comments2024-01-05T19:30:12.040+00:00Comments on Dr Jest's Caseblog: Dress codes.Doctor Jesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14446967855995345815noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16638275.post-1152028770078872592006-07-04T16:59:00.000+01:002006-07-04T16:59:00.000+01:00z / geena-- thank you ladies. Purple it is then, t...z / geena-- thank you ladies. Purple it is then, tho' I've got a feeling that may look almost as bad as black.... <BR/><BR/>shinga-- after yesterday's Practice Meeting I think I may have identified a couple of Mimosaphants here. Cracking good word that. Unappealing behaviour in kids tho' and probably inexcusable in 50 yo men.... <BR/><BR/>Angry-- or at a lib-dem convention surely, along with massed straggly beards and CND badges.Doctor Jesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14446967855995345815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16638275.post-1152022569885052032006-07-04T15:16:00.000+01:002006-07-04T15:16:00.000+01:00The only time you should ever see socks inside san...The only time you should ever see socks inside sandals is when they're behind the counter of a public library.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16638275.post-1151999982506086302006-07-04T08:59:00.000+01:002006-07-04T08:59:00.000+01:00I, too, enjoyed plethoric. I did manage mimosaphan...I, too, enjoyed plethoric. I did manage <A HREF="http://breathspakids.blogspot.com/2006/06/stress-asthma-exacerbations-and.html" REL="nofollow">mimosaphant</A> the other day: my husband said, "You're not thinking about work by any chance, are you?". I maintain silence on that point.<BR/><BR/>Regards - ShingaShingahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18126212762767721751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16638275.post-1151959640200073942006-07-03T21:47:00.000+01:002006-07-03T21:47:00.000+01:00No that meter isn't loooking to healthy, is it..:-...No that meter isn't loooking to healthy, is it..:-(..never mind..it's there to slap my face with my blah habits..<BR/><BR/>Z - I am just learning to skip over the big words used by Dr J and Greavsie...too tedious at the end of the day...but yes..purple nails...lovely..y.Wendy.yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10630727119097764058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16638275.post-1151954734559558632006-07-03T20:25:00.000+01:002006-07-03T20:25:00.000+01:00As long as you are sticking by the carrot and the ...As long as you are sticking by the carrot and the carrot isn't stuck in you ......<BR/>Let's face it, you look marvellous, white or black DJ. If it's you, it's U.<BR/><BR/>Highly enjoyable to see 'plethoric' used literally rather than figuratively. <BR/>An assistant at the local hardware shop has black painted fingernails. I didn't see his toes - but black toes would just look as if you'd dropped concrete on your feet. Green. I see you in green. Or purple.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16638275.post-1151953538615712632006-07-03T20:05:00.000+01:002006-07-03T20:05:00.000+01:00Geena-- phew. Gave me a bit of a scare when I stop...Geena-- phew. Gave me a bit of a scare when I stopped by your old place and found nobody home. Glad your alter ego is still around. Not quite sure about the Bridget Jonesey toxicometer otherwise cool site. Oh and thanks for the fashion tips. It's just possible I will ditch the tie for good. Not so sure I can let go of the carrot quite yet tho'...<BR/><BR/>Shinga-- you're probably right about the nails. I think I'll stick with sensible shoes for the surgery tho'.<BR/><BR/>Agree a little respiratory advice wouldn't have gone amiss, but must confess I shy away from TV Docs. They all leave me rather queasy, unlike the fictional American ones that is....Doctor Jesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14446967855995345815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16638275.post-1151948828555905772006-07-03T18:47:00.000+01:002006-07-03T18:47:00.000+01:00If you were taking a vote - I'd go with a short-sl...If you were taking a vote - I'd go with a short-sleeved collar-less shirt.<BR/><BR/>If I needed to consult a GP, I'd take a conscious one who can remain awake and free from heat-stroke over one who is heavily flushed and napping on the ground but that's me. I don't understand dress codes and QoF points (but obviously there can't be additional points for conscious GPs or you wouldn't be having this discussion about dress codes). <BR/><BR/>The Met Office's Heat-Health Watch got a lot of coverage this morning. I hope that you were delighted with Dr. Rosemary's advice on <I>BBC Breakfast</I> this morning, with an overview of how to put together a swamp cooler (a fan blowing over a bag of ice albeit this was the cause of death in a CSI episode). Now, it might have been more helpful if we punters had actually been given advice on how to spot heat-stroke in vulnerable groups: plus, advice to consult your asthma-plan (say) or what to do if you have COPD but I don't think the BBC could make up its mind whether or not this was all jolly good fun or a grown-up health advisory.<BR/><BR/>Socks and sandals are a definite no-no. I was inclined to dismiss the idea of painting the toenails and then I realised that it would be an object of fascination to the very young. Equally, an object of repulsion to some other sectors of your patient-list...<BR/><BR/>Regards - ShingaShingahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18126212762767721751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16638275.post-1151947549597215742006-07-03T18:25:00.000+01:002006-07-03T18:25:00.000+01:00Gosh so much to comment on..I shall be here all ni...Gosh so much to comment on..I shall be here all night..<BR/><BR/>First..HMO's - or, as we called them back home, Medical Aid Societies...a very expensive option but a necessary one where I come from...public healthcare is dicey, to say the least...and private care is the norm, even though it costs a fortune..but then you get top-notch service. I can't see the general Brit ever going for that as the NHS (or public care ) is so entrenched in your culture it's become a 'right'. Much as it is in France. Perhaps what they need to do is think about subsidised care, as we have here. I pay for private insurance but it's cheap (42 euros a month) and only pay 6 euros per consultation as opposed to the full 20. Medication is fully covered....about 70% by the State and the balance by the insurance. I am very impressed with the French healthcare - it is thorough and excellent..almost OTT. But something has to be done to the NHS - it cannot continue like it is. Needs revamping.<BR/><BR/>As for the tie vs stethoscope..I have yet to see a French GP (or one at home) wear either. They dress nicely in open-necked shirts and trousers..of course in a hospital they all have the steth around the neck...but I think that's a necessity as those chaps are on the move. So..I vote for the no tie/no steth option. You'll look far more approachable too...British GP's tend to look like they have carrots up their bums.<BR/><BR/>DJ - white? Horrors! No no - haul out the black..much nicer..only waiters where white.<BR/><BR/>Socks and sandals? Only a retarded male would consider that.<BR/><BR/>Oooh I have written an entire post.<BR/><BR/>Oh - I have changed my blog and my identity so you won't know who the heck I am will you...heh heh heh....a little puzzle, then Dr J. i think there's enough clues there anyway and you're a doctor..you'll figure it out...y.Wendy.yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10630727119097764058noreply@blogger.com