The nursery rhyme by Dr Corbett1 repeats the mischievous myth that GPs are to blame for the pressures on A&E departments. She should consider adding this verse in the interests of balance:
Miss Polly gave her GP stick, stick, stick,
For not doing a home visit quick, quick, quick,
But she managed to travel to A&E,
Though it was further than the surgery!
She waited 3 hours and 59 mins
Until the nice nurse called her in,
The nurse explained it’s just a cold, cold, cold,
Just as your doctor told, told, told.
Editor’s note
The poem was written by a specialty trainee in general practice during maternity leave when her baby son was ill.
- © British Journal of General Practice 2013
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