Each year for the past 2 years our OCT workload had increased over 100% each year and our patients were sent to Alan Hoare as we didn't have an OCT.
Since we got our own unit, nearly 2 years ago, our workload (on demand) had increased 150% the first year, and 250%, last year.
Already we are ahead of that figure this year to the same time.Being mainly a one man band it is getting very difficult to keep up with the workloads for the Retinal Clinics which are 3 days a week, plus Diabetic Screening.
With Fundal Photos, FFAs, Slitlamp Photography, OCTs, Pentacam and Wavefront scans it is not unusual for me to have 28+ patients in a 3 hour session.
THEN they ask for images for publications, editing of videos taken during surgery, and forms, brochures and posters designed.
Getting too old for this stress. :o|After 40 years in the job (started 14th Feb 1972), enough is enough, as they won't employ my assistant full time, I am making a concerted effort to cut my hours back in transition to retirement, but I am getting a lot of resistance to that.
The job has become too stressful trying to keep up with the present and increasing workload and there doesn't seem to be any relief in sight. I regularly work up to an hour over and above my Award hours, but don't get paid any extra, and have no chance of taking the time off at a later date.
So Lisa, as they say, "ALL of the above!" Anton On 26/03/2012, at 1:03 PM, Lisa Breayley wrote:
Quick question for those of you who went from a paper/print system for results to a totally on-line system – i.e. Drs can see patient results “instantly” in clinic.Did your workload go up? Did having results straight away meant the clinicians asked for more? More patients? More tests? More views?We’re looking at a system now and I’m curious… Lisa L.M.Breayley Senior Photographer MedPIC The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital 32 Gisborne Street East Melbourne, Victoria 3002 Ph 61-3-9929 8335 Fax 61-3-9929 8217 www.eyeandear.org.au ______________________________________________________________________ Attention:The information in this e-mail message may be confidential, and may also be subject to legal privilege, public interest or legal professional privilege.If you are not the intended recipient, any use, disclosure or copying of this e-mail is unauthorised.If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender.This footnote also confirms that this email message has been checked for the presence of computer viruses.The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital however does not warrant the message is free of viruses.It is recommended as a prudent business practice the recipient perform a virus scan of any message received.______________________________________________________________________
