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Getting a doctor's appointment

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Antonia Sun 05-Nov-17 11:17:21

It seems that the practice here doesn't offer a call back service, although I know my daughter uses one in London. Nor can I see any mention of a prescribing nurse. The only thing left, it seems, will be to book an appointment with a private GP at the local private hospital who offers 15 minute appointments for £45. I strongly suspect that I might be seeing one of the doctors who works for the NHS in the local practice!

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MissAdventure Sun 05-Nov-17 11:12:22

You may be able to get an appointment with a 'prescribing nurse' at the gp practice. That's what I do, if I need to see someone within the next few days.

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henetha Sun 05-Nov-17 11:10:35

We have to be almost dead here before we can get a doctor's appointment. If we are slightly less than almost dead we are graciously granted a telephone call from the doctor, - which might happen within about a fortnight, with any luck.

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Antonia Sun 05-Nov-17 11:08:10

I have just moved to the UK (at the end of August) after 17 years living in France. I am finding myself very confused about the two health systems. For instance, I have pre diabetes and in France, had a blood test every three months, or whenever I requested one. Here I am told it will be 'near my birthday!' in other words once a year. In France there was a yearly appointment with a heart specialist, but when I asked about that the doctor just looked bemused and asked why I would want a heart specialist. At the moment I need to see a doctor and when I try to get an appointment, in a clinical practice where there are at least 8 doctors, I find there is nothing at all available for the next two weeks! I knew before we moved that the NHS wasn't great but I find it worse than I expected. What do people do here when they need a doctor? I want to see one soon, not in a couple of weeks. I will try a chemist instead.

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