Things can only get better

milann

I’d be tempted to get in touch via the open appointment system and let them know you couldn’t get a GP appointment 😡😡 I know hospitals are doing a great job under the circumstances but some things need looking at 🤬

alt80

Scottiedog_3 said:

alt80 said:

 private clinic in town for the gp appointment, I’ve seen them a few times and they are really nice t make his day. 

Can I ask you how much a private GP appointment costs you? It's the most unsatisfactory part of the NHS and I have often thought it would be lovely to get an appointment at a time which suited me. 

@Scottiedog_3 £100 - £150 for 30 mins plus any prescription. Depends on the practice. I have an NHS GP and access to healthline through my health insurance. Found my NHS GP and NHS care in general to be a bit brusque and not very patient centred tbh my health insurance has been an absolute godsend this year care from professionals has been brilliant and would have cost me an obscene amount of money as unlikely NHS would have given the resources I have had through my health insurance. 100% worth the cost of the policy.

Scottiedog_3

@alt80 How does that work? Is there an entirely separate GP practice working privately which you can access or are the GPs also working within the NHS - like consultants who work partly in the NHS and partly in e.g. Nuffield hospitals?

Sun_Addict

Morning happy Sunday.

Feel so much better today thank goodness. Felt absolutely dreadful yesterday and even fell asleep halfway through Strictly. 

I don’t think it will be a NSD today as our local pub has a Christmas market on that looks quite good, lots of local small businesses with stalls. Of course it would be very rude not to have a drink while we’re there 😆

Being wiped out yesterday means I’ve got a fair bit to do today:

Take the dog for a couple of ball runs on the park.
Sort the fridge out
Put a colour on my hair
Next week’s meal plan
Make a veggie lasagne 
Dust, vacuum and mop everywhere 
Big pile of ironing 
Try and finish my book
Spanish lessons
Exercise session 

I think that will do. Got another busy working week ahead, although only 4 days with me having Tuesday off to see friends. 

Have a fabulous day.

beanielou

badmemory said:

Also if YOU take your blood pressure they don't have a record of it, which I thought was part of the point.

This.
Also I have no clue what BP should be.

badmemory

That isn't a problem because a monitor will come with instructions that tell you optimums for age etc.  The range is quite large but it is obvious if you are too high too low.  I have one because I started to have white coat syndrome, which started with a discussion with a nurse who said that giving up smoking over 30 years earlier would have caused no improvement to my health.  I told her she needed a better computer system.

Seasidegal58

You've got a busy day Sunday SA!😱. Glad to hear you're feeling better and hope you enjoyed the Christmas market. 👍

Sun_Addict

Just had a nice relaxing bath with a face pack. Good job there’s a warning on the pot because I look as though I’ve got a bad case of sunburn 🤣🤣 Just realised it says leave on 5-10 minutes, I may have left it on a tad longer 😱

Seasidegal58

At least the label has told you not to panic - apparently it's working!😁

Sun_Addict

We didn’t go to the Christmas market in the end. Mr SA wasn’t keen and I wasn’t that bothered to go on my own. His coat has arrived and he likes it, hopefully he won’t break the zip. 

I’m feeling a bit disappointed as the day out with friends on Tuesday has been cancelled - again ☹️ It couldn’t be helped but still disappointing. I’m going to swap my day off for the following Tuesday to go to my cousin’s funeral. 

Put some fairy lights up in the covered area outside where the spare freezer and Mr SA’s scooter live. They look really nice. Mr SA originally put them up but made a right dog’s dinner of them so I had to take them down and start again 🤦‍♀️