Strange Letter From The Surgery.

[albaqwerty]

Mr Alba received a letter from the Doc's, saying that they are 'continually trying to improve the quality care and value for money resulting from the use of medicines'

Fair enough, no problem with that.

They have reviewed a tablet he takes twice a day, altered dosage and he's now to take one 3 times a day. All is good.

Only thing is, he's hasn't taken that tablet for years as it conflicts with his other meds!!

IF they had reviewed properly, would save them a fortune in printer ink, stationery and stamps!

[Mamyalynne]

Crossed wires somewhere - classic.

[chelle7272]

My friend recently got a letter from her surgery congratulating her on the birth of her child and asking her to come in for a check up. She hasn't had a baby and is gay so hasn't had the opportunity of getting pregnant for a while......

[sherrardk]

I rang our surgery to change our address only to find out they'd taken me off their list.

[albaqwerty]

chelle, that is priceless !

part of me was hoping that your friend would be taking her 20 year old down tho :-)

Sherr, that's awful! Did they put you back on their list?

[albaqwerty]

Mamya, even better, it was signed by the Prescribing Support Pharmacist :-D

[wolf63]

I'm actually sitting here with two letters from my surgery - each giving me an appointment to go in and see them. I now need to wait until their training hour is up and try to amalgamate them. If I cancel them (I might have done that a few times) I risk getting the 07:30 phone call from my GP. (Half past frigging seven is the middle of the night).

[sherrardk]

Yes, they put me back on.

[albaqwerty]

phew, Sherr, am glad to hear that xx

Wolfie, mine shuts for 1/2 hour for lunch, at least I think it's 1/2, might be an hour, I never know.
Now, when I phone, instead of answerphone message, it's automated voice, press 1 for this, 2 for that, ugh.

[jno]

a fortune in printer ink? Do you get yours embossed with gold leaf or something? Mr Alba must be bringing the NHS to its knees all by himself.

[albaqwerty]

if surgery churns out more than one letter a day, then it would save them lol

[anneasquith]

Ooooft alba, don't mention Mr,alba gets free prescription medication :-)

[dannyk13]

Yesterday, received a text message from the surgery stating that for a short period during the summer they would only be dealing with urgent cases.No reason given.

[albaqwerty]

How on earth does a person know if they're urgent or not?!!

Was once asked by receptionist what was wrong - told her I didn't know, I'm not a doctor !

[dannyk13]

Alba, probably the receptionist will decide.

[Sqad]

alba......I bet they love you at the surgery.^^^^^

[albaqwerty]

lol sqad, I get on quite well with them now
(New staff, none of the old fuddy-duddies who tried to stop you seeing a doctor)

The receptionist who insisted on mum's pal bringing her son to the surgery with suspected german measles got a right old telling off from the doctor!

[New Judge]

Mrs NJ got a letter from the hospital giving her the details of an out-patient appointment they had arranged for her about three weeks hence. Excellent stuff - except that she had no ailments as was not expecting such an appointment.

She duly rang the hospital as she did not want the person who was expecting the appointment to miss out. Some consternation ensued at the hospital and it was eventually discovered that the letter had indeed been sent to the wrong person. "Better cancel the appointment for me then" said Mrs NJ. "Can't do that, I'm afraid, as you are not the patient!" Priceless!

She had neither the time nor the inclination to argue against such stupidity and we do not know to this day whether the intended patient got the appointment or not.

[albaqwerty]

dear lawd, NJ, you couldn't make it up!
And some folk wonder about the state of the NHS?!!