Contacting the doctor

Not MP - GP. although perhaps I would be better off seeing an MP!!

It is all so very sad - my OH was a GP and he would be utterly horrified by it all, having devoted his life to his patients.

I am not sure quite what is going on - do we suddenly have fewer GPs than we did pre-pandemic, when the system was troubled, but you could actually get to see an MP?

The last two occasions I have had consultations - both were on the phone - there were misdiagnoses and mis-prescribing. In the one case I was given antibiotics where it would have been clear these were unnecessary if I had been examined; and in the other, I was given a drug that it became clear was not appropriate in the presence of others I am taking.

I have osteoporosis and balance problems and fear what might happen if I fell.

My surgery has gone one better and joined up with another dozen so one may be given an appointment to go to any of these surgeries. Where most of them are is another minor problem. It will obviously be somebody I have never seen in my life and he/she does not know me.

I wonder if another surgery would take me on as a new patient at my age?

Blimey Whitewavemark2 what a palaver !

We can still go into our surgery and make an appointment or ring at 8am for an appointment on that day.

Sometimes it’s an initial telephone appointment which either leads to a face-to-face appointment or a prescription. Repeat prescriptions can be ordered via the app and take 3-4 working days before pick up at designated pharmacy.