Petty Things That Get On Your Nerves...

[Guest]

7 hours ago, Zetterlund said:

The only way I'm likely to be seen by my GP would be to have someone fire my corpse into reception from a circus cannon, and even then it'd be found on the pavement outside shortly afterwards with a prescription for antibiotics.

No chance you wouldn't get past the know it all receptionist that are apparently qualified doctors that know everything about everything 

[Bairnardo]

Does anyone know what constitutes an "Emergency" for a GP? I mean surely they know, like the rest of us, that there are "emergency services" who deal with actual emergencies?

So aye... My ear infection/sore throat/jugglers elbow is absolutely going to be classed as an emergency once I have decided that it's bad enough that I wish to consult a GP in the first place.

[Guest]

36 minutes ago, Bairnardo said:

Does anyone know what constitutes an "Emergency" for a GP? I mean surely they know, like the rest of us, that there are "emergency services" who deal with actual emergencies?

So aye... My ear infection/sore throat/jugglers elbow is absolutely going to be classed as an emergency once I have decided that it's bad enough that I wish to consult a GP in the first place.

I think it's a feeble attempt to fend off the hypochondriacs that go in every time they have a runny nose or the auld folk that get appointments because they have nothing better to do that day.

[Bairnardo]

Just now, Empty It said:

I think it's a feeble attempt to fend off the hypochondriacs that go in every time they have a runny nose or the auld folk that get appointments because they have nothing better to do that day.

I discovered the master key a couple of year ago anyway so I'm not concerned. No matter how snippy the receptionist, as soon as you tell them it's about the wedding tackle, they drop you on the GP faster than a burning bag of vomit

[GordonD]

2 hours ago, Rizzo said:

Not GP related but I wound up in a frothing mess the other day when I was about to leave for work

 

[scottsdad]

Phoned for an appointment for my daughter this morning. Answered the second time I tried, appointment made for tomorrow afternoon. 

[vikingTON]

1 hour ago, Empty It said:

I think it's a feeble attempt to fend off the hypochondriacs that go in every time they have a runny nose or the auld folk that get appointments because they have nothing better to do that day.

Which can be solved by making appointment bookings online only, and providing a walk-in service for doddery clowns who refuse to use a computer between 9 and half 10. 

Edited May 11, 2023 by vikingTON

[Molotov]

17 minutes ago, virginton said:

Which can be solved by making appointment bookings online only, and providing a walk-in service for doddery clowns who refuse to use a computer between 9 and half 10. 

My GP surgery has stopped the online booking service. 

No doubt because doddery auld Tory voting clowns complained. 

[101]

53 minutes ago, virginton said:

Which can be solved by making appointment bookings online only, and providing a walk-in service for doddery clowns who refuse to use a computer between 9 and half 10. 

Why not between 4-5am when they are up anyway 

[Central Belt Caley]

2 hours ago, Empty It said:

I think it's a feeble attempt to fend off the hypochondriacs that go in every time they have a runny nose or the auld folk that get appointments because they have nothing better to do that day.

Boy I work with is like that, he went to the doctors because he had a cold a while back. 

[CarrbridgeSaintee]

21 hours ago, coprolite said:

I once called my old GP practice 125 times before getting through at 8.40ish (starting at 8.00) to be told there's no appointments call back tomorrow. They wouldn't take longer term bookings for non urgent things, at all. 

Changed practice and rarely into double figures of calls now and usually get an appointment that day. This despite people who were with the practice saying it's "a nightmare" to get an appointment. 

Might be worth changing if your practice is a genuine nightmare rather than just a perceived one. 

Incidentally probably 5-10% of these appointments, all for the kids, were necessary but the wife wouldn't shut up otherwise. Not that it shut her up long term, she'd have plenty to say about why they should have had antibiotics for their cough because her mum had them and it cleared hers up even though her mum had fucking pneumonia and not just a cold the stupid cow. 

Anyway, change doctors i say. 

 

The whole phoning at opening time ‘til you get through thing is a nightmare.

Me and the wife usually sit with the house phone and our mobiles, alternating between them all to get the dials in

Edited May 11, 2023 by CarrbridgeSaintee

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53 minutes ago, Central Belt Caley said:

Boy I work with is like that, he went to the doctors because he had a cold a while back. 

I don't know how you tackle that and at the same time make sure folk come in to see the doctor when they have something minor that could be a cancer symptom.

Should really be common sense if you have a runny nose, sore head and a cough for a day or so there is not much a doctor's appointment is going to do. 

[TxRover]

36 minutes ago, 101 said:

I don't know how you tackle that and at the same time make sure folk come in to see the doctor when they have something minor that could be a cancer symptom.

Should really be common sense if you have a runny nose, sore head and a cough for a day or so there is not much a doctor's appointment is going to do. 

Nurse practitioners and physicians assistants are one of the ways U.S. healthcare is attempting to increase basic medical availability, which has taken a hit with the increasing specialization. Shorter training periods, and able to drag the doctor into things if it looks serious enough. Most of the ones I’ve seen have been quite a nice change from some snooty or overworked doctors.

The Urgent Care Centers that have popped up all over the U.S. are also now a big player, and a lot of physicians offices direct you there if it’s something you feel is important to be seen now but they have no appointments. They also offer an easy online check-in, where you report how long it will take you to get to the clinic, so you wait at home till they tell you to drive to the clinic to be seen. 

[jimbaxters]

1 hour ago, Central Belt Caley said:

Boy I work with is like that, he went to the doctors because he had a cold a while back. 

Sounds like the phrase that boils my urine, "Think I need an antibiotic to lift this cold". No you don't.

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1 hour ago, jimbaxters said:

Sounds like the phrase that boils my urine, "Think I need an antibiotic to lift this cold, to be replaced by a drug resistant super bug that will wipe out humanity" No you don't.

FTFY

[MEADOWXI]

On 10/05/2023 at 12:24, FK1Bairn said:

Seems to be a standard thing, my own GP is exactly the same. I sometimes question if I should change GP but then all I hear is people at other practices say their own GP surgery is the same.

 

4 hours ago, TxRover said:

Nurse practitioners and physicians assistants are one of the ways U.S. healthcare is attempting to increase basic medical availability, which has taken a hit with the increasing specialization. Shorter training periods, and able to drag the doctor into things if it looks serious enough. Most of the ones I’ve seen have been quite a nice change from some snooty or overworked doctors.

The Urgent Care Centers that have popped up all over the U.S. are also now a big player, and a lot of physicians offices direct you there if it’s something you feel is important to be seen now but they have no appointments. They also offer an easy online check-in, where you report how long it will take you to get to the clinic, so you wait at home till they tell you to drive to the clinic to be seen. 

Personally not going to criticise my GP as I can phone and have an appt with a couple of days, or over the phone that day with follow up if required, know family that have the morning phone call with long holds and no appts so it very varied.

 

On the extra bodies for GP surgeries, was watching BBC Breakfast today and they were talking about just qualified docs taking on these roles at GPs, being called 'SAS GPs' to see the easy stuff. Typical UK Govt crap of an easy solve being given a stupid name making it sound like it doing more than it is.

[Miguel Sanchez]

As I mentioned somewhere, I have a doctor's appointment for the 17th. I made it on the 29th, after two appointments with the nurse last month.

[Sergeant Wilson]

I could be a Doctor, you just look stuff up on the Internet. Surgery can be a bit trickier.

 

 

 

 

[Soapy FFC]

Just over a year ago I got symptoms of what I thought was shingles. I went to the pharmacy next to my doctors and used the pharmacy first service. They thought it was shingles but since it was on both my arm and body they couldn't treat it and I needed to see my GP. I phoned my GP at 12 noon, and they sent me an email with a form to fill in, which I did. At 2pm I got a phone call confirming it was shingles and they were sending a prescription to the pharmacy which I could pick up at 4pm. 4 hours from phoning the GP to getting a prescription is not bad in my view.

[Moomintroll]

25 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said:

I could be a Doctor, you just look stuff up on the Internet. Surgery can be a bit trickier.

 

 

 

 

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