Doctors' surgeries

[amethyst]

Getting worse my neighbour took 3 weeks to get through on phonelines

[tex]

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It's not that easy to see a doctor anymore.I did manage to see one about a month ago,but it was made that difficult I don't think I will bother again for some time until things ease off a bit.Just means like so many other people I will have to suffer with a much more serious problem for a bit/lot longer then necessary.

It's OK saying the doctors are still here for us treating other things outside Corvid, but it's not till you need to talk to one face to face you realize just how difficult that has been make and to somebody who suffers from anxiety and depression as well it's now almost impossible at the best of times.Hard enough just to make contact at times when things were normal.

I tried ringing my doctors surgery a few weeks back, it took me 41 attempts to get through, started at 8am (opening time) eventually got an answer at 9.40 am, what i diden't realise as i sat impatiently listening to "all our lines are busy" was that each attempt had cost me 38p....£15.58 ! Now you can book a "telephone consultation" only and the doctor will decide if he/she wants you to attend clinic.

[George 1978]

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Oh not again

I have been using that phrase quite a bit for obvious reasons.

[amethyst]

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Went to the doctors on thursday actually, got a same day appointment no problem. Bad news is i have another damn kidney stone, hurts like hell, now i'm waiting for a hospital appointment to have it shattered

Oh not again

[tex]

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Went to the doctors on thursday actually, got a same day appointment no problem. Bad news is i have another damn kidney stone, hurts like hell, now i'm waiting for a hospital appointment to have it shattered

[battyrat]

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It's not that easy to see a doctor anymore.I did manage to see one about a month ago,but it was made that difficult I don't think I will bother again for some time until things ease off a bit.Just means like so many other people I will have to suffer with a much more serious problem for a bit/lot longer then necessary.

It's OK saying the doctors are still here for us treating other things outside Corvid, but it's not till you need to talk to one face to face you realize just how difficult that has been make and to somebody who suffers from anxiety and depression as well it's now almost impossible at the best of times.Hard enough just to make contact at times when things were normal.

[Moonraker]

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Is a doctor allowed to prescribe medication to be collected at a specified chemist shop?
My doctor sends the prescription to the Pharmacy opposite to the Practice.

[amethyst]

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Been to pick up my repeat prescription today,no one is allowed in the surgery unless you have an appointment,just go to the chemist next door only 2 allowed in at one time.Give your name the pharmacist goes get your supplies it's much better this way,before you had queue in doctor for your prescription,take it next door hand it to the assistant wait 10 to 15 for it.They should have had that routine a long time ago

[George 1978]

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Thinking about the direct link between doctors and coronavirus, does anyone think that now we have experienced the depth of coronavirus and its impact that it might change our perceptive of seeing the doctor a bit more now?

[tex]

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My earliest memories of doctors were when the doctor would visit the family home with her gladstone bag in hand, as a soft *** 5 year old i would be in bed (bottom bunk) and the glass thermometor would be presented and "popped" into my mouth. after 30 seconds it was removed and examined..."Hmm, stay in bed and eat chicken soup" was the usual advice," take two asprin every four hours and you will be right as rain"....and usually you were.

[Trickyvee]

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I was registered at the same GP surgery for 40 years before I moved a couple of years ago. What I remember is that it was originally very large with two waiting areas served by a central reception block full of receptionists. We only ever went into one of the waiting areas to see one of our ‘set’ of doctors. The ‘other side’, with its different doctors I’d never seen seemed mysterious to my young eyes as a consequence. The receptionists would call out your name to go through.

over the years it got halved with fewer doctors and one of the waiting rooms blocked off and converted into an office. Reception staff reduced from about 10 to 1 and complete switch in the majority of male GPs in the early years to female GPS in the final years.

[staffslad]

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Back in the 60s and probably as late as the turn of the 80s, our doctor's surgery did not have appointments, but patients were seen on a first come, first served basis. Until the surgery moved in the early to mid 70s, I am not sure that there was even a receptionist. I can remember having to take note of who was in the waiting room upon arrival so I knew when it was my turn. I think there was a cut-off time at which the door would be locked and the doctor would then only see who was already in the waiting room.

On an associated note, whenever my mother would take me when I had a bad cough, the doctor would write a prescription for medicine and the chemist would actually mix it rather than handing out a factory-produced bottle from one of the pharmaceutical companies.

[Richard1978]

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Just like white taxi drivers


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They are still around, just not so numerous, a while back I had to give directions from one from Bury who was trying to find somewhere in Stockport.

All the doctors I've dealt with in recent times have been white.

[Zincubus]

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Without the risk of sounding racist, in my neck of the woods it's almost a case of find a GP who isn't Indian.

The (white) British GP is increasingly becoming a thing of the past. They were around back in the 1990s but are a rare sight nowadays.

Just like white taxi drivers


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[marc]

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I well remember going to the Doctor's Surgery in the 1970s. It was a relatively small building. Once you booked in with the receptionist, you took a seat in the waiting room next to it. Up on the wall, almost next to the ceiling, was a small rectangular box with the names of the doctors on there. Next to their names, was a small orange light that would light up with the sound of a buzzer when the doctor was ready to see a patient. At the booked time, you would enter the doctor's room when the light/buzzer sounded.

This worked well for many years, until appointments started to run late. It ended up with a big row, outside the surgery, between two mothers. After tis incident, the receptionist would then call the name of the patient who needed to see their doctor.

The first doctor I remember was Indian. I was a little afraid of him at first, but soon got over that. He was actually very nice. I occasionally seen a woman Indian doctor. She worked part time, then, to cover for other doctors and sometimes emergency appointments. The first time I had an appointment with her, I was twelve, I will admit her beauty almost knocked me over.