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I heard today about a medical card holder who left hospital recently with a prescription from the hospital doc for some follow-up medication. However, he had to visit his GP with this prescription, who then wrote out exactly the same prescription on the medical card form, which my friend then brought to the pharmacy.
I really didn't believe this story, but from checking a couple of hospital websites, it seems that this is the standard process;
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This can't be a medical issue, as it only applies to medical card holders. Can anyone throw any light on why GP surgeries are getting clogged up copying out prescriptions for recent hospital patients?
I really didn't believe this story, but from checking a couple of hospital websites, it seems that this is the standard process;
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This can't be a medical issue, as it only applies to medical card holders. Can anyone throw any light on why GP surgeries are getting clogged up copying out prescriptions for recent hospital patients?