Don't have a Dodgy Ticker in Hyndburn
 

Have a look at this:

Concern Over Heart Diagnosis System (from Lancashire Telegraph)

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well i'm safe ya got to have a heart to have a dodgy ticker.:D

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Are the GPs in Accrington/ Hyndburn up to the job? sureley they must shoulder some of the blame for these miserable figures, there are far to many complaints being diagnosed by accident, Ie- opticians suspecting cancer and liver disease. In my opinion there are a lot of average GPs who are only going through the 'motions' and reaching for the prescription pad before you sit down, some of them have far to many patients, let's hope these new Health Centres will improve the situation.

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Its not a nice report and the only way is up from what they have now. Sometimes people dont have enough time with a GP because of so called targets which we suffer from up hear. The NHS and health boards need to look at whether they are to blame in part for this crisis.

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I have not seen my GP since my heart attack nearly five years ago. In that time I have not had one enquiry, from anyone, regarding my physical wellbeing. The support is non-existant, the aftercare amounts to a couple of leaflets and a diet sheet and what medication I take I buy for myself when I need it.

Needless to say, I would not trust my GP to lance a boil and As for the NHS.....!

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It seems that the article is true.
Darwen is completely different. I am called to the health center every six months for a check up. Blood tests, height,weight,blood pressure - the lot.
Someone should start screaming?

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For myself I am not interested in being nannied by people who think that they know better than I what is best for me. I am concerned however,that other people are having to put up with the same or similarly lousy service. And it annoys the hell out of me that some patronising beurocrat with nothing better to do with her time has the nerve to try and justify it.

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Some of the receptionist think they are doctors, mind you having said that they probably could give you a better diagnosis than some of the 'quacks' I have had the misfortune to meet. I would not let the senior partner of the practice we attend write a prescription out for me, but for one of his juniors I would have been dead 3 years ago.

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A while ago I caught a virus and passed out in the street. I awoke to discover two ambulence men shoving needles in my arse and muttering gravely to themselves. I was then whisked off to Blackburn Royal where I was detained for the rest of the day while two doctors and three nursing staff attempted to persuade me that my collapse was due, not to the effects of the virus, but was actually acute undiagnosed diabetes. When their battery of tests was exhausted, and all came up negative I was hastily shown the door and told to make my own way home. "But what about the virus?" I asked. "See your GP" was the terse reply.

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Just think yourself lucky. It could have been far, far worse.

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Have you tried that recently?