Do Doctors still do smear tests?

Person_one

fluffnutter wrote: »

Why can't you take time off work for a medical appointment? What do you do?

Legally, I think employers don't have to let you have time off for appointments unless you're pregnant. Most are a bit more humane though, and understand that its practically impossible to book them outside of working hours.

claire16c

Person_one wrote: »

Legally, I think employers don't have to let you have time off for appointments unless you're pregnant. Most are a bit more humane though, and understand that its practically impossible to book them outside of working hours.

Exactly. Ive worked in lots of places and Ive been able to take time of in each one, paid, for drs appts. Seems like a very stingy company.

fluffnutter

Person_one wrote: »

Legally, I think employers don't have to let you have time off for appointments unless you're pregnant. Most are a bit more humane though, and understand that its practically impossible to book them outside of working hours.

True, but most employers are a bit more practically minded. That's why I asked what she does. For some types of work, e.g. shift work say at a supermarket or hospital, it wouldn't make sense to allow time out during the shift because someone else would need to cover, but that type of work is often not 9 - 5 and there are times when you'd be able to make it to the quack's without it being a day off or holiday.

Just wondering.

System

At my practise the nurse does our smear tests but occasionally I have to have mine repeated by our lady doctor. Apparently my cervix is quite high.

After giving birth 6 times and premenopausal I would have thought it would have been ready to prolapse!:(

TeamLowe

CAB guide...

Time off to visit the doctor or dentist
Your employer may allow you time off work to visit the doctor or dentist but they are not legally required to do so unless your contract of employment says they are. Your employer can, for example, insist that you make these visits outside work hours, that you take holiday leave or that you make the time up later on. You should check your contract of employment to see what rights you have to take time off for doctors or dental appointments.

aridjis

The OP may feel uncomfortable saying to her employer she needs to come in late one morning because of having a smear test.

There should be somewhere open of an evening where you can get them done, or it is possible to get them done privately if you are prepared to pay.

Catti

You also have the right to use a surgery or clinic nearer your place of work. I commute to work and found my doctor's surgery quite difficult to visit - until they started opening at 7am as there are so many commuters!. But when I get called for a smear, I can choose to have it done near my office and to then have the results sent to my GP.

janninew

At my surgery Doctors don't seem to do many procedures, you are always asked to book to see the Nurse. We are lucky that we have quite a few Nurses who work flexible hours. Recently I saw my GP regarding a number of issues, one being that I needed my Depo jab, as I was leaving one of the Receptionists shouted across at me that in future I should see the Nurse for my Depo as GP's aren't allowed to do them (she knew as the Doctor had to call and ask for one to be brought into the room) I did explain I was seeing him for a number of other reasons, but was gobsmacked at her shouting across the surgery at me!

claire16c

panagia wrote: »

The OP may feel uncomfortable saying to her employer she needs to come in late one morning because of having a smear test.

There should be somewhere open of an evening where you can get them done, or it is possible to get them done privately if you are prepared to pay.

Err.. most people just say they have a drs appt. They don't go into detail!

DUKE

It is annoying Sensible_Jess, but there's nothing more precious than your health.