Serious concerns about GP's conduct - opinions appreciated

Need_More_Money_2

melancholly wrote: »

although i agree that a GP won't know the details of every specialist test, it is really unprofessional for them not to check the details before patients turn up. surely the GP should have looked at the results before the OP and partner went in, and checked what the results meant?

The fault might lie with the hospital in not providing normal ranges for reference.

melancholly

inkie wrote: »

In my professional practice I would ring up and get advice about test results whilst the patients are there, not before

ok fair comment, what i guess i meant was that it seems biazarre to just look blanky at the paper not knowing what it's about! to not do anything other than show you have no idea is really bad! i've had a fair number of tests using 3 different GP surgerys (while at uni) and have never experienced anything like the OP. most of the time when i've walked into the doctor's room, they've had my results on the table in front of them - they may have only looked at them 2 mins before i entered the room, but they still looked!

Need_More_Money wrote:

The fault might lie with the hospital in not providing normal ranges for reference.

true - but again, the GP should have shown some initiative to find it out.

i know GPs have a hard job, and that everyone has bad days. i have been very lucky and only ever had good experiences with all the various GPs i've seen over the years. i just think this behvaviour isn't on! i wouldn't want to go back to this GP - and i also don't think the behaviour should be condoned. imagine this kind of attitude towards someone elderly who could struggle to understand?

lolly5648

Advocate wrote: »

First of all we wanted the results (and the GP's assessment) of a fertility test I had done at the hospital. The GP printed them off her computer then stared at them on her desk for a while. She then said, to our surprise "I don't really know how I'm supposed to interpret these, because I don't know what's classed as normal"..

Can I ask why the hospital didnt give you the results of the fertility test and explain them to you? If they just told you to get them from your GP, surely you should have gone back to the GP who referred you in the first place and would have known about any problems you were having.

Before you make a complaint you should check whether any other surgeries are taking on patients because a lot of practices ban patients who complain, whether they are right or not, as the doctors think they are troublemakers.

nealallen

I've found 2 site's that have information about complaining about your GP

http://www.thesite.org/homelawandmoney/askthesiteqandas/legalandrightsqandas/doctordilemma

http://www.gmc-uk.org/concerns/index.asp