Bloomin doctors

kazzah60

I have only praise for our Doctors surgery and the receptionists
I have NEVER had any trouble booking an appointment - often I ring up in the morning and am offered one for the same day - once I popped in at about 11.30 to see if I could see the nurse as i had an infected nail bed - it was throbbing, the receptionist said hang on a minute, popped into the doctors room and came out and said Dr will see you now - I was astounded.

Because they are So good at fitting us in, I do make a point of saying if an appointment is NOT urgent and request one a couple of days away so they can keep some for genuine ermergencies or needy cases, and I think they appreciate that.

it is a very old surgery with 2 older Doctors - they only had a computerised system installed last year - but the service we get is fabulous, compared to the super, duper, all singing, all dancing massive modern practice over the road that we used to go to - you couldn't book routine appointments for follow up treatment - you had to ring at 8.30 on the morning you needed to see the dr - of course, for anyone working that is a nightmare - I have never regretted swapping to the two man band practice we are at now.
Well done Dr Bannerjee and Dr Zaky and all the team in Coventry !

frivolous_fay

Warms my heart to hear that people can get a free throat spray while my O/H has to pay for his asthma inhalers.

Velcro_Hotdog

frivolous_fay wrote: »

Warms my heart to hear that people can get a free throat spray while my O/H has to pay for his asthma inhalers.

Ay cracking system isn't it :mad:

jonnyd281

Watch this space for the OP complaining that their GP has told them to go register with another Doctors for his wife being abusive towards the Doc.

Esqui

It really takes a visit to the doctor to work out what to do about a sore throat?

Chester85

johnwallace wrote: »

My wife lost her voice and had a sore throat and ached all over. She also had a temperature and was feeling dizzy so I phoned up the doctor for an appointment for her.

He examined her and said she had a virus and to go home and keep warm, drink plenty of fluids and take painkillers and go to the chemist and BUY a spray to spray on her throat. He even wrote down what she should buy. It should only cost about £10 he said

Now my wife has thyroid problems and she is eligible for free prescriptions and she wasn't in the best of moods when he said this so she lost it and croaked at him, with all the money you doctors make and with all the tax I'm paying on my pension you want me to go to the chemist and buy medicine rant rant rant.

She got her prescription.

Your wife clearly had the flu or a short term bug

You've utterly wasted a doctors time, cost the taxpayer in prescripton fees

GP's are generally overworked, relatively well paid but not in terms of their workload and have to deal with demanding morons like you

If I'd been the Doctor I'd have told you to go home, drink fluids and rest.

Pathetic

As for prescriptions being free for 'thyroid problems' when much more demanding lifestyle prescriptions (such as those with coeliac disease, a gluten intolerance) having to pay is equally disturbing.

Praise, Vent, Warning?

More like...get a life you ingrate

flyer64

Chester85 wrote: »

As for prescriptions being free for 'thyroid problems' when much more demanding lifestyle prescriptions (such as those with coeliac disease, a gluten intolerance) having to pay is equally disturbing.

It's hardly the OP's fault that having an underactive thyroid (or whatever) entitles you to free prescriptions. It's the whole system that sucks. And the abuse of the prescription system sucks too - I stood in the chemist yesterday and watched someone get shampoo on prescription.....:(

Meanwhile the NHS is on it's knees and people still bleat on about entitlement because they've paid their taxes. If only they knew how little they contribute compared to how much things cost. :mad:

Morglin

I've got no problem with anyone getting free prescriptions, if they are eligible, but do wonder why on earth anyone would waste a doctor's time going there with a sore throat/lost voice, when it's so easy to treat at home.

No wonder it's do difficult for the really sick to get to see a doctor quickly.

Lin :whistle:

nettttie

Chester85 wrote: »

Your wife clearly had the flu or a short term bug

You've utterly wasted a doctors time, cost the taxpayer in prescripton fees

GP's are generally overworked, relatively well paid but not in terms of their workload and have to deal with demanding morons like you

If I'd been the Doctor I'd have told you to go home, drink fluids and rest.

Pathetic

As for prescriptions being free for 'thyroid problems' when much more demanding lifestyle prescriptions (such as those with coeliac disease, a gluten intolerance) having to pay is equally disturbing.

Praise, Vent, Warning?

More like...get a life you ingrate

I think the diagnosis was a VIRUS!!!! and the patient has an underlying medical condition but even if she didnt she still warranted a visit to the GP! GP's are not overworked with patients - it's the part of the job they love, it's qof/paperwork/meetings they could do without!

No doctor would say the patient was a waste of time!! You rude pathetic moran yourself!

EllaKeat

I have no problem with people receiving free prescriptions for certain on going illnesses, indeed, I think it should be widened, to include conditions not already covered. BUT, the free prescription should only be made available for the treatment of the named condition and should not cover everything!
I am entitled to free prescriptions, but have not taken up the offer, as I feel that I earn enough not to take advantage. What I found unbelievable was that this free prescrition malarkey covered everything that might be prescribed for me, from antibiotics to cough medicine - madness!