Appointments again!

I went for a health check,but was told the nurse couldn't do my Asthma check at the same appointment,I had to make an appointment for a weeks time with the same nurse! what a waste of my time and more bus fare!
I assume the practise gets funding for each clinic I attend ??

Then there's the stuff about not being given a specific time for something. A friend of mine has just had a replacement battery done for her heart pacemaker. She was told a day to be at the hospital for this - but not a time. So - because of them - she had to be there from about 9 a.m. until they actually did it - which was not until about 3 pm. Errr....hello.....what about refreshments during all that time? What about anything else she could have done during the wasted morning? What to do during all that time (bearing in mind she doesn't have things like a laptop or something she could keep herself occupied with (as she's even less techno-literate than I am)?

She could have spent the morning at home and doing something else - rather than just "wait wait wait" to suit them!

No one thinks things through anymore.
I waited 7 weeks for a Cardiology appt at our local hosp (not complaining about the time waited).
When I arrived I had BP/weight taken.
Saw Cardiologist who had read my GP letter and I just reiterated to him what had already been conveyed by letter.
He then said I needed an Echocardiogram which would be about a month's wait as it's done by a different dept.

No one can join the dots anymore and think 'ooh, let's do all the scans/diagnostics first when pt arrives and have all results ready for when seen by the Dr's, like a one stop shop.

After the Echo I'll probably then wait another 6+ weeks to see the Cardiologist again.
All at the same hosp.

Whilst I appreciate how hard receptionists work, ‘some’ do try and tell you they know best ! My husband called to make a follow up apt as the doctor had asked him - receptionist said ‘your blood results are fine you don’t need to come in’ - she was completely wrong .

Totally agree lucky. I’m sure any cardiac discussion would include cholesterol/statins. Why wouldn’t it? - I know it is going to because we discussed it on the phone and that was part of the reason for the second appointment.

Bonkers absolutely bonkers.
And to think that some jobsworth type will have dreamed up this system and versions of this kind of nonsense will be inflicted on patients all over the country🤦‍♀️

So much for the holistic approach.

Totally agree lucky. I’m sure any cardiac discussion would include cholesterol/statins. Why wouldn’t it?