Actually saw my GP for the first time in over 3 years.

That is disgraceful. I too am concerned that I am on a raft of drugs which are not monitored in any way - they just arrive every month.

I think things are probably OK - but wouldn't it be nice to know that someone qualified is checking it out properly?

I have just received this month's medicines and one of them has changed - I am guessing that the new version is cheaper (which is fine; do not want NHS wasting money) but this change results in a smaller dose. I will have to ring the surgery tomorrow and make a phone appointment with the pharmacist (no doubt several weeks hence) to check this out, as I am on two drugs for this condition and one depends on the other. It is so tiresome.

My neighbour has a medical problem at the moment. The next appointment (phone only) is in 5 weeks. She badgered a bit and got a phone call with Taurus (which is a private company who covers some NHS stuff round here). The doc she spoke to said she needs blood tests and a proper physical examination NOW. She went for the blood tests this morning and the person doing it had no idea what she was meant to be asking the lab to test for. And she still has to wait weeks for face-to-face.

When did phone calls and weeks of waiting become the norm? So much will be missed.

We have annual MOT's but that may because I'm over 70?

Its a postcode lottery, isnt it?

Totally wondering how it ever got on your notes,Sago.

Face to face appointments are unheard of where I live. Husband has stage 4 cancer and hasn’t ever seen a gp and very rarely sees the oncologist. He is seen by chemo nurses and mri or ct scanning staff. It is all done by telephone - he had a scan last Fri and a telephone consult appointment with oncologist due end of November. It is ridiculous.

My non-smoking father had smoking as a secondary cause of death on his death certificate. He had smoked a little during national service (2 of his 90 years), but at his time of death had not smoked for nearly 70 years! We could not get it changed as death certificates once issued cannot be changed!!
Well done at getting a face to face GP appointment!

In my town they have been brilliant, I have been having face to face all this year with the same Dr and at one point she sent me a message to say she wanted to see me, face to face, so all is well here

Thats a disgrace. Glad you are now being treated correctly. Wonder how many more victims are out there.

We ve been able to see a doctor all the time It’s a very big practice but they are brilliant and you can get a same day emergency appointment if necessary
Bl…. Statins I would avoid unless absolutely completely and utterly necessary Life or death I think they are given out far too easily
I m glad you’ve got the right information out there now sago