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I agree that this would be unsustainable if done on a very regular =
basis. However doing a bit of shovelling occasionally has enormous =
dividends. It helps staff morale, setting an appropriate example for =
junior staff by teaching them that the mundane stuff is not beneath you =
(ie that you are not asking them to do things that you are not prepared =
to do) and lastly that it rarely takes very long. Why isn't a whole =
department in chaos with a 6 hour backlog as worthy of some effort as a =
single multiply injured patient.=20

Luckily A&E, particularly up here, is increasingly populated by people =
who don't do hand surgery, day surgery, orthopaedic surgery, specialty =
follow up clinics but who do like seeing patients with emergencies - =
both large and small.

Phil Munro
A&E consultant (1 in 3)
Glasgow

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Luckily A&amp;E, particularly up here, =
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increasingly populated by people who don't do hand surgery, day surgery, =

orthopaedic surgery, specialty follow up clinics but&nbsp;who do like =
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patients with emergencies - both large and small.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Phil Munro</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>A&amp;E consultant (1 in =
3)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Glasgow</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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