To the Editor: I write in response to two articles published recently in the Journal.1,2 Both propose that substitution of doctors with paramedical professionals is reasonable.
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- Brisbane Private Hospital, Brisbane, QLD.
Correspondence: j_peereboom@yahoo.com.au
- 1. Oldmeadow LB, Bedi HS, Burch HT, et al. Experienced physiotherapists as gatekeepers to hospital orthopaedic outpatient care. Med J Aust 2007; 186: 625-628. <MJA full text>
- 2. Smith TN, Baird M. Radiographers’ role in radiological reporting: a model to support future demand. Med J Aust 2007; 186: 629-631. <MJA full text>
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