Bloomin doctors

Laz123

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

That's yet another tuurd on my ignore list.

Chester85

Laz123 wrote: »

That's yet another tuurd on my ignore list.

I'm honoured, especially since you had to announce it.

Sadly you won't see this post as I'm on your special list of people you can't comprehend a debate with. Bless

heretolearn_2

I think your wife could have just asked politely if he would give her a prescription for it.

Why on earth was she slagging him off for earning too much? What's that got to do with her prescription? And doctors earn every penny IMO.

Fiddlestick

heretolearn wrote: »

I think your wife could have just asked politely if he would give her a prescription for it.

Why on earth was she slagging him off for earning too much? What's that got to do with her prescription? And doctors earn every penny IMO.

Quite right.

Maybe the OP's wife should spend several years of her life studying at University to become a doctor, incurr tens of thousands of pounds of debt and then earn the right to be !!!!!ed at by ungrateful people?

freddi_2

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.

What about people who are over 60 and still working and entitled to free prescriptions in any case?

Should they not claim them because they are earning £40,000 a year?

Should they then refuse the winter fuel allowance?

My outlook is, if you are entitled to it claim it. I bet all the well paid MPs who are over 60 claim their free prescriptions.

gab1

'thyroid problems' when much more demanding lifestyle prescriptions (such as those with coeliac disease, a gluten intolerance)

My mother has 'thyroid problems' and without her medicine she would soon be dead, that is why patients with 'thyroid problems' get free prescriptions because their condition is life threatening

MrsE_2

Noctu wrote: »

No, she saved £10 as she gets free prescriptions.

I think its morally wrong for doctors to write prescriptions for people to get free medicines. Prescriptions are susposed to be for medicines not available over the counter.
In fact Doctors shouldn't be allowed to write out a prescription for something available OTC then people couldn't harrash them for free medcines.

People who pay always tend to ask "can I buy it OTC".....

jazzyjustlaw

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 like the fact you think its disturbing that someone gets free prescriptions for "thyroid Problems." Mine has been removed. I think I am entitled to it. I only have free prescriptions four years at a time. Do they think it will grow back. I would die without those prescriptions although i do believe others should get their prescriptions free. I do get all my prescriptions free not just Thyroxine and that probably isnt fair. Life isnt fair. I do have athsma and I get my inhalers free but wouldnt if I didnt have a thyroid.

Back to OP I am sure a moan wasnt necessary just say I get free prescriptions. If I needed something that didnt cost much I would pay for it myself rather than get a prescription.

It takes weeks to get an appointment where I am too. The receptionists are miserable but the G.P's are nice. They work so hard I think they should be paid more in fact. They had to study for about 11 years and worked very hard. How can people moan about how much they are paid!!!!!

jazzyjustlaw

gab1 wrote: »

My mother has 'thyroid problems' and without her medicine she would soon be dead, that is why patients with 'thyroid problems' get free prescriptions because their condition is life threatening

Here here same here x

somethingsgottogive

I think entitlement to free prescriptions for an ongoing, life threatening illness is fair enough, but it's really taking the p*** using your free prescriptions for things like painkillers/cough medicines/throat sprays. It also annoys me when certain people who NEED medicines continuously, (say 2 different inhalers for asthma, for example) make literally a FEW pounds more than the cut off point and have to pay nearly £15 every couple of weeks, when others can get aforementioned unnecessary items for free...