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Why Is It Getting Harder To See A Gp
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Rang GP this morning (was going to go down in person, unfortunately fell back asleep after alarm went of) Was 'in a queue' for 15 mins before I got speak to a receptionist.
ME ''Can I make an appointment to see a doctor please?''
RECEPTIONIST ''Sorry, there are no appointments left for this morning''
ME ''That's OK, can I have an afternoon appointment?''
RECEPTIONIST ''You will have to ring back after 2 and then we will get triage to ring you back to see if you need to see a doctor''
ME ''I need to see a doctor, I've got rectal bleeding''
RECEPTIONIST ''Ring after 2 and triage will ring you back''
ME ''Why cant you book me an appointment, Ive just told you why I need to see a doctor''
RECEPTIONIST '' Ring after 2 and triage will decide if you need to see a doctor''
I remember the days when you could just phone and book an appointment without all this kerfuffle.
ME ''Can I make an appointment to see a doctor please?''
RECEPTIONIST ''Sorry, there are no appointments left for this morning''
ME ''That's OK, can I have an afternoon appointment?''
RECEPTIONIST ''You will have to ring back after 2 and then we will get triage to ring you back to see if you need to see a doctor''
ME ''I need to see a doctor, I've got rectal bleeding''
RECEPTIONIST ''Ring after 2 and triage will ring you back''
ME ''Why cant you book me an appointment, Ive just told you why I need to see a doctor''
RECEPTIONIST '' Ring after 2 and triage will decide if you need to see a doctor''
I remember the days when you could just phone and book an appointment without all this kerfuffle.
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start phoning just before 2 and keep hitting the redial button :-)
I have no idea when my surgery started doing same day appointments instead of having to wait 2 weeks to see a doctor.
They have always had the emergency appointments tho, if you can get through at 8.30, then nurse phoned you back and decided whether you get same day or next day appointment but that's changed too.
I have no idea when my surgery started doing same day appointments instead of having to wait 2 weeks to see a doctor.
They have always had the emergency appointments tho, if you can get through at 8.30, then nurse phoned you back and decided whether you get same day or next day appointment but that's changed too.
"Why Is It Getting Harder To See A Gp?"
Because:
1. There are considerably more people who want to see them.
2. Mr Blair gave them a new contract which paid them about twice as much for doing about half the work.
3. As a result of (2) many of them earn more than enough and have decided to work part-time.
Because:
1. There are considerably more people who want to see them.
2. Mr Blair gave them a new contract which paid them about twice as much for doing about half the work.
3. As a result of (2) many of them earn more than enough and have decided to work part-time.
so sorry to hear this, i know how frustrating it is.
our surgery is no different. I once checked, though can't remember how i did it, to see how many people they had on their books, and 10,000 came up, which was astonishing to me, its no wonder i also found it hard to get an appointment.
ring them at 2pm don't forget, and good luck
our surgery is no different. I once checked, though can't remember how i did it, to see how many people they had on their books, and 10,000 came up, which was astonishing to me, its no wonder i also found it hard to get an appointment.
ring them at 2pm don't forget, and good luck
Our surgery operates the same crazy triage system - they seem to think one has all day to hang about waiting for the surgery to call back. The reason - they're so busy meeting flipping "targets" like screening the un-worried well, offering flue jabs to people who don't want them etc etc because that's more lucrative than actually seeing people who are ill.
