Doctor Ringing Back

[breadstick]

rang my gp to get a blood test result and the receptionist told me the doctor will phone me back


does this mean it is bad news? :(

[Sqad]

No....routine reply........only doctors are allowed to give the results of investigations...officially.

[gness]

Breadstick.......my surgery now does this for everything.....if I want an appointment or results I am told the doctor will call me back....he does and always asks if I have time to talk now.....how sweet.... and he has a voice like melting chocolate so I love the system..:-) x

[Bbbananas]

Not necessarily. Perhaps something that needs explaining, or a borderline result. I wouldn't worry too much x

[woofgang]

At our surgery receptionists are not allowed to give any results except if an appointment might have been necessary and then they can say the doctor does/doesn't need to see you.

[Eve]

I was going to say the same as the others.

I tend to worry more when my GP rings me and asks how I'm feeling, it doesn't usually bode well! I ended up in hospital last time.

[Connemmara]

No doctor by law has to ring you.

[boxtops]

No. most GPs will either ring you back, or ask their nurse to do it, if any further advice needs to be given. In our surgery they are still old-fashioned enough to write and post a letter - I just wish they'd use email - to ask me to make an appointment to see the GP to do this.

[boxtops]

^^ conne, I've no idea what you mean by that.

[weecalf]

Doctor rang me the other day and said I have not seen you lately weecalf I just told him straight out sorry I wasn't well