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
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?
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.
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