tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25200961.post8917119239638634883..comments2024-03-26T07:19:50.901+00:00Comments on Dr Grumble: Red pegsDr Grumblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04417731064007601504noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25200961.post-9247474243399580202008-06-27T06:14:00.000+01:002008-06-27T06:14:00.000+01:00You will find that hospital staff don't use first ...You will find that hospital staff don't use first name to the rich and /or famous.<BR/>the idea that 'sir' is subservient is false. It was handy for keeping over friendly teachers in their place when I was a lad.<BR/>And as for first names many are habitually abbreviated in the family. It feels weird to be call William instead of Bill.malpashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03465468581504191466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25200961.post-34464621626466499822008-06-26T20:40:00.000+01:002008-06-26T20:40:00.000+01:00dr grumblewell said, thanks for saying thathttp://...dr grumble<BR/><BR/>well said, thanks for saying that<BR/><BR/>http://notdrrant.blogspot.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25200961.post-562793109646495462008-06-26T17:03:00.000+01:002008-06-26T17:03:00.000+01:00And why do they call these people much older than ...<I>And why do they call these people much older than themselves by their first name</I><BR/><BR/>quite. Also, why do nurses who've never met me before call me by my first name, GP receptionists who know me, also by my first name, but doctors always address me 'properly'?<BR/><BR/><BR/>(They don't ask, they're just telling you they did.)<BR/><BR/>(I don't mind, BTW.)<BR/><BR/>It isn't simply a matter of dignity, it can be dangerous; the generation above mine, say, late seventies on, simply aren't used to being called by their first name and the practice can induce or exacerbate confusion. <BR/><BR/>BTW. The Rant site is down,I think it's been removed. <BR/>jayannAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25200961.post-54885250045038905222008-06-26T12:22:00.000+01:002008-06-26T12:22:00.000+01:00Dr GrumbleThe use of titles needs to be considered...Dr Grumble<BR/><BR/>The use of titles needs to be considered in terms of appropriateness.<BR/><BR/>At the Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital staff encourage patients to call them by their first name - they figure that us parents are stressed out enough as it is without the pressure to touch our forelocks every time our 4-year old's leukaemia consultant comes round.Angushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07533009793681883619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25200961.post-35865608685244003582008-06-23T08:51:00.000+01:002008-06-23T08:51:00.000+01:00Curtains, with or without clothes pegs, do not cha...Curtains, with or without clothes pegs, do not change the fact that the other patients in the room can HEAR everything being said.<BR/><BR/>I agree with your advocacy of single rooms.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06847149482684623481noreply@blogger.com