My DH and myself have recently moved to a new GP practice. We used to be at one of the best surgeries in our area but due to a lot of new houses being built in the area and no increase in GP surgeries things had become very difficult at our practice. We were finding that there was a queue either at the reception desk at least 10 deep and 1 person dealing with everything or I was at least 8 or 9 in the queue on the phone meaning you were having to wait at least half an hour to get through and subsequently not being able to get an appointment for at least a month unless it was an emergency. I always felt it was never an emergency so therefore could never get an appointment. I felt that whenever I contacted the practice the answer was always no! The new drs seems very user friendly so far. I have managed to get an appointment next week for a few problems which have been going on for a while. This leads to my dilemma, I have 3 health issues I want this discuss but feel guilty as I know drs have limited time to spend with each patient. Is it best to talk about 1 problem and then make another appointment or just try and get them all out in a rush. None are life threatening and it all seems a bit trivial now I have written it down but I wondered how you all deal with the shopping list of health issues that seem to affect us as we get older.
Things you find stressful that other people don't notice.
Kate Garroway-Care at home costs
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