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VeryMan

Hello!

I had a health issue and it took me 6 months to get diagnosis from NHS (due to not available appointments).

Is this the norm? Does NHS actually provide health services in a timely manner? What do you advise me? I am really disappointed and frightened for the health support quality I pay to receive.

Is there a solution for this?

thanks!

Dill

Depends what sort of diagnosis and what investigations were needed in order for them to get that information.

A.Penny.Saved

Only 6 months, think yourself very very lucky. I am still waiting after many many years.....

DomRavioli

VeryMan wrote: »

Hello!

I had a health issue and it took me 6 months to get diagnosis from NHS (due to not available appointments).

Is this the norm? Does NHS actually provide health services in a timely manner? What do you advise me?You're overreacting I am really disappointed and frightened for the health support quality I pay to receive. Why are you disappointed? You got free healthcare in a timely manner, and very little of what you "pay" goes towards the NHS; it is bigoted people such as yourself with your sense of entitlement who give the NHS a bad name and you have no bloody right to. If you want quick, go private where you actually pay for all of your care.

Is there a solution for this? To stop overreacting and drop your unrealistic expectations. Have you suffered quantifiable and provable loss as a result of waiting? IF you told us what the actual health condition was, we could advise better, as some have specialist pathways.

thanks!

That would depend both on your ability to attend appointments (without rescheduling them, even on the same day), your symptoms, the prevalence, testing required, prevalence of diagnosis, availability of specialists at local/regional hospital and a fair few other things, including what your "health condition" is. Perhaps impart that wisdom and you may get further.

Unfortunately there are people who will be sicker than you who take priority. Would you rather someone go without lifesaving treatment so you get a quicker diagnosis of something non-life-threatening? because that is the alternative.

You could have always gone private as well if you were or are at any point dissatisfied with universal free health care, or if you're really unhappy, move to one of the 180+ countries who don't have universal free healthcare and see how genuinely expensive it is.

teddysmum

6 months suggests a minor ailment or one that will not rapidly deteriorate.


I have twice had GPs suspect possible heart and cancer problems for me (both,thankfully negative) and received very rapid consultation (within one week).


I am supposed to see a neurologist every six months, as I have a problem which needs monitoring, but I don't mind having to wait for up to twelve months, having seen the condition of some of the patients attending the clinics.