Doctors Surgery

anguk

When I read posts about other people's doctors surgery I'm so grateful that we have a brilliant local practice. You can ring and book an appointment at any time, if it's urgent you can see a doctor that day and you can also book a telephone consultation with the doctor.

My husband has health problems and the care they give him is fantastic, I can ring up and say he's got a problem and they'll tell me to bring him straight down and they'll squeeze him in! If he's been too unwell to go down the doctor has come to our house at the end of surgery.

scooby088

Guess I am lucky really as I have my gp surgery 100 yrds down the road and i can easily walk to get an appointment, as my gp said there is the walk in centre or casualty if it's really important. With our records being on the NHS system I really don't mind if i get to see my gp.

patchwork_cat

Our surgery doesn't offer anything other than phone on the day appts. Not unless you have a pre exisiting condition and the Dr has asked to see you. I find that turning up is better. This might help http://www.nhs.uk/choiceintheNHS/Rightsandpledges/complaints/Pages/NHScomplaints.aspx

cheepskate_2

Call that day and say it is a urgent appointment. Give a vague details so that it falls into that catorgory you will get one that day.

We wait 3 or 4 weeks to see our doc, same 8.30 phone in. I now use the emergency appointment as i can not call at 8.30 and should not have to wait 4 weeks because of this.

AND before anyone says thats wrong......so is the system, - benefits all the dole punting scroungers who if they have children just kick them out the door to school. at 8.30 in the morning.
The system is wrong , it is discriminatory to working people or people who are travelling(to work) and cant stop for half an hour dead on 8.30

Dunroamin

cheepskate wrote: »

Call that day and say it is a urgent appointment. Give a vague details so that it falls into that catorgory you will get one that day.

We wait 3 or 4 weeks to see our doc, same 8.30 phone in. I now use the emergency appointment as i can not call at 8.30 and should not have to wait 4 weeks because of this.

AND before anyone says thats wrong......so is the system, - benefits all the dole punting scroungers who if they have children just kick them out the door to school. at 8.30 in the morning.
The system is wrong , it is discriminatory to working people or people who are travelling(to work) and cant stop for half an hour dead on 8.30

If you're travelling to work, why would you need a same day appointment?

Humphrey10

Dunroamin wrote: »

If you're travelling to work, why would you need a same day appointment?

What do you mean? You don't need to be bed-bound to need a doctor's appointment. In many cases you can start treatment before you ever get unwell enough to need time off work.

mountainofdebt

cheepskate wrote: »

so is the system, - benefits all the dole punting scroungers who if they have children just kick them out the door to school. at 8.30 in the morning.

well lets just hope that you never have to claim JSA eh......wouldn't want to be tarred with the same brush now would we???

HeatherintheHills

Have you checked to see if your surgery does online bookings? More and more surgeries are doing this and it is a great way to check for cancellations a couple of days ahead. Can't book same day appointments online sadly. It is also great for renewing prescriptions or booking a call with a doctor if you need to.

At mine you have to do the 8:30 phone madness for a same day appointment but can call at other times to book a non urgent appointment, usually the same week if you don't mind which doctor you see.

The problem with the 8:30 ones is that the lines do jam and if you are feeling so unwell that you really need to see a doctor then you don't really have much chance of negotiating the appointments race very well.

I usually call NHS direct if I am acutely ill, if they advise me to see the GP and I tell the receptionist this when I call the surgery, they often find a way to fit me in. I think it shows on your records so they can see if you have actually spoken to NHS direct.

Do GP's still do home visits for patients who are not house bound?

anguk

HeatherintheHills wrote: »

Do GP's still do home visits for patients who are not house bound?

I think it depends on your surgery and also how ill you are, the doctor has come out to see my husband a couple of times when he's been really poorly.

VitaK

If you don't get though in the first 5 min all the appointments are taken here.

We go to the local walk-in-centre if it is urgent. You may sit around abit but normaly never longer than an hour or two.