Button-pushing patients: Better to avoid a tangle than have to untangle?

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Button-pushing patients: Better to avoid a tangle than have to untangle?

Gaeline Phipps

Gaeline Phipps

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Arthur enjoyed practical jokes and pranks, which had the doctor nearly seething by the end of an appointment

In a non-emergency situation, you do not have to look after a patient but, as Wellington Barrister Gaeline Phipps explains, any decision must neither be discriminatory nor apportion blame, and you must be able to justify the reasons

Key points You have a duty to manage your practice in a way that allows you to provide optimal care to those you accept – this may mean turning