ChatterBank22 mins ago
Unbelievable.
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I contacted my GP surgery during the week to say I didn't have my Shingles vaccine 5 years ago and was given an appointment for today.
Got there and not a single person in the waiting room, not 1.
The nurse came out of 1 room and went into another, then another, then she went somewhere else before coming up to me to say she can't find the vaccine, so she doesn't think they have any!
I asked if someone else might know for sure and yes, but that person was on her lunchbreak so they will get in touch with me again to make another appointment.
Must have been there a good half hour, and the only people I saw was the nurse and the receptionist.
Made me wonder if the doctors are even there, and wouldn't you think they would have checked they had the vaccine before I got there?
Got there and not a single person in the waiting room, not 1.
The nurse came out of 1 room and went into another, then another, then she went somewhere else before coming up to me to say she can't find the vaccine, so she doesn't think they have any!
I asked if someone else might know for sure and yes, but that person was on her lunchbreak so they will get in touch with me again to make another appointment.
Must have been there a good half hour, and the only people I saw was the nurse and the receptionist.
Made me wonder if the doctors are even there, and wouldn't you think they would have checked they had the vaccine before I got there?
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Yes, they should have checked before bringing you to the surgery. I don't know what is going on in doctors' surgeries since the pandemic hit. They seem to be totally in confusion.
It's possible though that some of the staff may have been off sick or isolating.
But that doesn't excuse your wasted journey and wasted time.
You are right to be p****d off. I would be too.
It's possible though that some of the staff may have been off sick or isolating.
But that doesn't excuse your wasted journey and wasted time.
You are right to be p****d off. I would be too.
That sounds a poorly organised practice, last time I visited my surgery just before Christmas it was quite bustling.
Called for my BP check, then had bloods taken and a Med Pneumonia shot, a Meds review for good measure.
Only real difference was, it was very cold in there, all doors and windows open for good reason of course.
Called for my BP check, then had bloods taken and a Med Pneumonia shot, a Meds review for good measure.
Only real difference was, it was very cold in there, all doors and windows open for good reason of course.
"Anyone who doesn't have covid doesn't matter" I had really good service from the NHS when I had a potential melanoma. I was seen really quickly (on a bank holiday evening) I have also been to a covid hot hub for antibiotics. Maybe I`m just lucky in where I live but the NHS is still functioning (or it was when I needed it) Our GP's waiting room is empty because all of the time wasters and no-shows have been filtered out.
Personally, I have been very impressed with our medical practice right through the pandemic. It seems that smaller surgeries have struggled. Our medical practice covers our small town and surrounding villages. We have no alternative surgeries to go to. It's very well organised.Yes, I would be cross if this happened to me.
