Re: The NHS is rediculous
A letter from my GP opened with this paragraph:
The Primary Health Care Team based at Springfield Surgery consists of 1 GP, 1 Practice Nurse, 1 Practice Manager and 2 Receptionists.
Or put another way 1 chief (Practice Manager) and 4 indians (the team who do the actual health care work)
Once upon a time not too long ago I could ring up for a repeat prescription before 10:00am and collect it the next day.
Today I have to deliver the counterfoil to reception and wait 48 hours to collect it.
Once upon a time I could ring for an appointment several days in advance.
Today, if I need to see the doctor I have to ring before 8:30am, if I can get through. To be fair though if the need is urgent but not so urgent as needing to go to A & E I will get seen on the same day. But it could and often does mean sitting in the waiting room for anything up to TWO HOURS, waiting for a cancellation or a non show up, or more often than not waiting until after the last patient has been seen.
Progress? Hmmmm! Debatable! But at what cost?
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