I've been at both ends of the stethoscope. Over-reliance on record leads to unhelpful assumptions. Not reading them leads to missing important stuff. Expecting patient to remember date & name of operation + pathology findings is unrealistic. I'm sure you do read notes. Surprised how many don't.
@drstevetaylor.bsky.socialThey don’t have access
But you are the expert in you. What they need is a summary, the test results & you. Not everything.
Too much reliance on a record leads to assumptions
Things change & you change
It’s vital as a clinician I start with you now, look at what we already know & then plan more