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Jeremy Hunt and A and E

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JessM Wed 15-May-13 09:30:37

I heard him this morning - did you? Blaming the huge rise in A and E demand on "an ageing population".
Anyone know if this is actually the case or are A and E waiting rooms actually overwhelmed by kids with temperatures, gardening injuries and drink related casualties?

Tegan Sat 25-May-13 13:34:11

Oh, it is 65. You should say you want one when you have your next flu jab, although they are available all year round.

vegasmags Sat 25-May-13 21:37:45

Thank you Tegan. I think the problem is I had a hysterectomy at 32 so never got invited to the well woman clinic. I am going to make an appointment to see the practice nurse to get these checks done. Thanks for that grin

Deedaa Sun 26-May-13 20:32:38

Our GP's are very good I usually get to see my favourite one and in an emergency I can get an appointment the same day, if I don't mind who it's with. We have a lot of telephone consultations which are very useful if you just want to check up on a detail about treatment. I've had to call the out of hours service several times for my OH and they've always been very good. I've had a call back quite quickly and mostly we've been able to resolve the problems over the phone. If we haven't there's been no problem having a visit and they often seem to have more time to talk to us than the GP's do.