BMJ ARTICLE might make you smile

[Soraya_PMR]

Peppa Pig encourages patients to attempt to access their GP inappropriately!!!

It’s a tongue in cheek Christmas article (I assume!!!) so might bring a smile. Hopefully it won’t irritate and remind you of bad Dr visits!!! 🙃

bmj.com/content/359/bmj.j5397

[Hidden]

The BMJ Christmas edition is always great fun, I had a chuckle reading this last week.

I don't think everyone realises it's tongue in cheek though as it's been picked up by the Telegraph, The Independent and other news outlets. 😀

[Soraya_PMR in reply to Hidden]

Has it? (Been picked up by the newspapers)

That’s made me laugh even more 😀

[SnazzyD]

Very amusing, having worked in that area of health (or not) for a while.

[piglette]

I liked the Christmas BMJ article this week on eight to ten year olds writing a leaflet for people having hip replacements. So much clearer than what is normally produced and very funny. bmj.com/content/359/bmj.j5565

[Soraya_PMR in reply to piglette]

I’ll read that in a bit, just perusing the article on increase in size of wine glasses since 1700.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Soraya_PMR]

Soraya - I'm a bit confused by "In England, unlike continental Europe, wine is increasingly served in 250 mL servings"

It is fairly standard here in Germanic Europe to order a "Viertel" of house wine - which is 250ml (1/4 litre) and generally comes in either a carafe or a jug with a glass so you pour youself however much you feel belongs in the glass but rarely more than 100ml at a time. In Bavaria you get traditional green-stemmed Roemer glasses (and have done at least since we lived there in the 1980s) which are marked as 250ml.

What did worry me was the suggestion current wine glass size was 7 times larger than in 1700 - being as what we use daily are about 120ml, filled to the brim...

[Soraya_PMR in reply to PMRpro]

In a pub recently I was served a ‘large’ glass of wine which was 250mls in the glass. Unfortunately it was disgusting.

In a restaurant I’d usually order a bottle, (to share) usually comes with a 250ml glass. Can’t remember the last time I was presented with a carafe.

My at home wine glasses are 150 or 100 (I just measured them!) but I think larger glasses are more common. I prefer the smaller glasses, but I don’t think it makes me drink less 😉

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Soraya_PMR]

Here house wine usually comes out of litre (returnable) bottles decantred into jugs/carafes but a few places have it in barrels and on tap. I still laugh when I order prosecco and IT comes draught which happens in the areas where they drink it a lot.

I happily use small glasses at home - so they fit in the dishwasher - but I do like what I regard as "proper" large glasses when I'm paying for it in a restaurant!

And no - the only thing that makes me drink less is disgusting wine! I'd rather drink water! UK pub wine is notoriously awful. And always the wrong temperature...

[Hidden in reply to piglette]

I liked that one too piglette, they got straight to the point!

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to piglette]

Bit worried about the risks section...

[Jackoh]

Enjoyed reading this!

[TooSore]

Having a class full of preschoolers who love Peppa Pig I thoroughly enjoyed the article. Very amusing. At school we were just wondering about another animal family with children named Max and Ruby who never seem to have parent supervision.

[piglette in reply to TooSore]

Like Pipi Longstocking who seems to live totally by herself.

[PMRpro Ambassador]

Not sure it is ENTIRELY tongue in cheek.

She could probably have found a cohort of non-exposed subjects here. And I can tell you - it is very unusual to find parents with mildly/not unwell children at the doctors and while my GP does house visits they are for the truly poorly people. Children spend a lot of time at this season outside - skating/skiing or otherwise indulging in risky activities...

[Nannie-C]

Love it! Having worked for many years in General Pracice and on Telehealth parents certainly contact surgery very quickly in very mild illnesses but Drs dont attend like Peppa’s one. I say bring back old style grannies that knew how to manage minor illnesses. Just finished knitting a Peppa pig for my wee granddaughter for Christmas !!