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thelewisgang | 14:59 Sat 11th Oct 2014 | Body & Soul
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I am trying to establish what initials follow a doctor's name if he is a surgeon? Some of you might remember the problems I am still having with my left hand...started off as trigger finger about 18 months ago & I am still having a multitude of problems with my hand/two fingers. The GP who initially operated in a medical practice (because I was refused an operation by the Primary Care Trust) is classed on his website as a GP but on the section that says he carries out hand operations it states he is a qualified surgeon. Should he have certain initials after his name if this is so? thanks for your time in replying...if you can, of course x
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F.R.C.S behind his name is the basic qualifications for a surgeon. If he doesn't have them....he is not a fully trained surgeon.
15:01 Sat 11th Oct 2014
If he qualified in India as a surgeon and he has met the criteria to practise in the UK, then he's (surely?) as good a surgeon as the next man? What about people who qualify in (say) Germany or Australia, they wouldn't be FRICSes, would they?
Aha - here's MBBS at Newcastle - you then go on to specialise (but that is in the UK, can't speak for other countries) http://www.ncl.ac.uk/undergraduate/degrees/a100/careers/
boxy...In 99% of cases......if one hasn't got a F.R.C.S then one is not even shortlisted for a Consultant's post in surgery.
I hope not! I would not like to be operated on by a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors!
Well yes, sqad, but plenty of people undertake surgery who are not consultants :-)
boxy...true....but only in a hospital environment and only under supervision.
boxy....there is no such thing as ..."Minor Surgery".......every surgical procedure has it's hazards and needs to be handled professionally.

If GP's would just stick to giving a service of general Practice and not "dabble" in surgery, then it would be a great step forward for the NHS.

That of course is my opinion.
Well, I know what you mean, but it's all the rage these days, getting what can be done in primary care, done in primary care ...amd it does have its advantages, means I can go to my GP to get my moley things removed - etc.
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Woofgang...the surgery was refused in a hospital environment by PCT as they said it would be cheaper in a medical centre. The surgeon in the hospital was more than happy to operate & I even had my pre-op check ups but then PCT said no. After the op in the medical centre I had so many problems so was referred to a specialist hand surgeon a long way from home. He performed surgery & I had almost 6 months trouble free but then my two fingers (middle & ring) locked down again & have remained locked since February this year. The consultant said he thought this might be a supratentorial problem (remember Sqad?) & then sent me to see a Neurologist who more or less laughed at the suggestion of any neurological problem causing my problem. I am now waiting for another appointment to try to get this sorted once & for all. I'm completely cheesed off with it all

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