Controversy: pomr-the case in favour.
The subject of medical records is not popular with clinicians these days. Having to see patients in the clinic without their notes is too common an experience, and one which raises the blood pressure of both doctor and patient. Paradoxically though, it does force us reluctantly to concede that these maligned documents do have a purpose. It might even persuade us that it is illogical to attach so much importance to them when they are missing, and to treat them with such indifference when they are not.
Senior Lecturer and Consultant Surgeon, Guy's Hospital and Medical School, St Thomas Street, London, SE1 9R T, UK.
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