We read with interest the review of the OPAT service in Birmingham, featured in the most recent issue of Acute Medicine.1 Could the authors confirm the percentages of patients deemed suitable for outpatient therapy with the various conditions compared to the totals presenting to their organisation?
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2. DVLA Drivers Group. For Medical practitioners- At a Glance Guide to the current Medical Standards of fitness to drive. February 2011 p6.
3. General Medical Council. GMC supplementary guidance. Confidentiality: reporting concerns about patients to the DVLA or DVA. September 2009. p1, Para. 4 &5.
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