12 Days of Medico-legal Christmas
15 Nov 2017
with a claim form and a sore knee.
On the 2nd day of Christmas my patient came to me
with a last-minute subpoena;
and a claim form and a sore knee.
On the 3rd day of Christmas my patient came to me
for a backdated sick note…
a last-minute subpoena;
and a claim form and a sore knee.
On the 4th day of Christmas my patient came to me
for an early S8 script...
a backdated sick note,
a last-minute subpoena;
and a claim form and a sore knee.
On the 5th day of Christmas my patient came to me
for a Centrelink certificate...
an early S8 script,
a backdated sick note,
a last-minute subpoena;
and a claim form and a sore knee.
On the 6th day of Christmas my patient came to me
for a letter of support...
a Centrelink certificate,
an early S8 script,
a backdated sick note,
a last-minute subpoena;
and a claim form and a sore knee.
On the 7th day of Christmas my patient came to me
with a delay in diagnosis...
a letter of support,
a Centrelink certificate,
an early S8 script,
a backdated sick note,
a last-minute subpoena;
and a claim form and a sore knee.
On the 8th day of Christmas my patient came to me
with alcoholic poisoning...
a delay in diagnosis,
a letter of support,
a Centrelink certificate,
an early S8 script,
a backdated sick note,
a last-minute subpoena;
and a claim form and a sore knee.
On the 9th day of Christmas my patient came to me
for an urgent mini-mental...
alcoholic poisoning,
a delay in diagnosis,
a letter of support,
a Centrelink certificate,
an early S8 script,
a backdated sick note,
a last-minute subpoena;
and a claim form and a sore knee.
On the 10th day of Christmas my patient came to me
to complain about my colleague...
an urgent mini-mental,
alcoholic poisoning,
a delay in diagnosis,
a letter of support,
a Centrelink certificate,
an early S8 script,
a backdated sick note,
a last-minute subpoena;
and a claim form and a sore knee.
On the 11th day of Christmas my patient came to me
to whine about the gap fee...a complaint about my colleague,
an urgent mini-mental,
alcoholic poisoning,
a delay in diagnosis,
a letter of support,
a Centrelink certificate,
an early S8 script,
a backdated sick note,
a last minute subpoena;
and a claim form and a sore knee.
On the 12th day of Christmas my patients came to me
so I called MDA National,
detailed all my problems,
got some good advice,
organised a locum, and…
took a break with my grateful family.
A HAPPY FESTIVE SEASON TO YOU ALL!
Nerissa Ferrie
Medico-legal Adviser, MDA National
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