Doctors appointments

Finish work at 2,phone appointments......none left,but i can see a nurse.Start work at 2,phone continuously engaged till from 8.30 till 10.30.......finally get through but no appointments with doctor or nurse left for before 2.Sometimes,and all due respect to the nurses,i do want to see my GP and no one else.I actually haven't seen the doctor whom i am registered with for about 5 years now.It's a case of if i'm lucky enough to get an appointment with a doctor i'll take whoevers available.And no need to ask which centre i'm talking about.Maybe should have called this thread Doctor Disappointments.:mad:
 
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My GP has changed twice since I was last there and aint a clue who mine is. It is such a pain to get an appointment especially when working shifts I dont bother now.
 
the drs dont do appointments for children you just ring them up and thay slot the children in without makeing an appointment for them its just adults that have to have an appointment
 
carl hurles said:
the drs dont do appointments for children you just ring them up and thay slot the children in without makeing an appointment for them its just adults that have to have an appointment
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:eek: Ahhh right lol! I thought you meant they wouldn't see children.

Sorry my blonde streaks must be coming through again. I have these moments :(

OK everyone look away now, nothing to see here! :o
 
Might be getting somewhere:D SPent the morning again listening to engaged tones just got thro & spoke to the receptionist who was helpful enough to look at my childs records & said she will have a word with the Dr for a referral as it states he needs a referral back if in pain & will ring me back to let me know if he can do it without being seen.
 
slinky said:
The Doctors that is at the side of Empire Bingo is my doctor..... Dr.Dixon & Manual. Great doctors and have never had any problems and have been with them 9 years now.

I went with them because, when I got pregnant I was with Gupter on king st. and I wouldn't trust that man with my dog, let alone me and my un-born child, and children when they were born.

Even when I have to walk to the doctors it takes me from here less than 15 minutes, just straight down willows lane.
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I might have known slinky would be at that docs that is our doc too he is a good doc is Dr Dixon he is also part of the team that own the place where Anne works everytime she goes to see him he allways asks if she has killed anyone this week (thinks he is a comic) but a very helpfull doc i would never change.
By the way its Myrtle house 154 Blackburn road
 
In the late forties early fifties I lived at 148 Blackburn Road and my doctor, a Dr. Devlin lived and had his surgery at Myrtle House. Handy - because as a child I suffered a lot with tonsillitis until the tonsils were whipped out at Accrington Victoria.

My current doctor, AK Gupta, has moved (allegedly and temporarily whilst Springhill Surgery on Bolton Road is being re-furbished) his surgery to the Darwen medical centre, behind the baths/leisure centre. It’s been a few months now so I don’t think that he is going back.

However I have never had a problem getting an appointment to see him. In fact it was only the other day whilst attending the Warfarin clinic I enquired about the flu jab and was told if I was prepared to wait for the three patients before me I would get one there and then.

In general lansdave if you move outside your doctor’s catchments area you will have to get another doctor.
 
mick said:
I might have known slinky would be at that docs that is our doc too he is a good doc is Dr Dixon he is also part of the team that own the place where Anne works everytime she goes to see him he allways asks if she has killed anyone this week (thinks he is a comic) but a very helpfull doc i would never change.
By the way its Myrtle house 154 Blackburn road
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Haha see'ya in the waiting room some time Mick...:D

I know where Anne works, because I know which nursing home they own.

He is also our in house doctor where I work lol, and he has us in stitches. He will ring the intercom to come in and when we ask who it is, he always answers with something dodgy like " hiya it's Tony Blair"......he once answered with " hello it's Harold Shipman" :eek::D..........he's a head case, but a cracking doctor.
 
accymel said:
Might be getting somewhere:D SPent the morning again listening to engaged tones just got thro & spoke to the receptionist who was helpful enough to look at my childs records & said she will have a word with the Dr for a referral as it states he needs a referral back if in pain & will ring me back to let me know if he can do it without being seen.
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FFS!!! well godknows whether the referral letter is going to be done or not - the receptionist said as soon as she spoke to the Dr she would ring to confirm it or leave message, well i've heard nothing so just tried the surgery & its CLOSED!! already so will have to go thro the rigmaroll again now tommoz - im flipping now mega pi$sed off!!!:mad:
 
If the referral hasn't been done then im going to have to change doctors:angry: cos im sick of this!!

So anymore recommendations? Dr Dixons surgury & one on Abbey st/warner st are ones so far?
 
accymel said:
If the referral hasn't been done then im going to have to change doctors:angry: cos im sick of this!!

So anymore recommendations? Dr Dixons surgury & one on Abbey st/warner st are ones so far?
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Well I can't say anything about the other doctors because I don't know them.. But you said you wanted easy access.....and the nearest one is Dr.Dixons, and being a patient for 9 years I can say I trust them and their opinion on things and I think they are cracking doctors.
 
slinky said:
Well I can't say anything about the other doctors because I don't know them.. But you said you wanted easy access.....and the nearest one is Dr.Dixons, and being a patient for 9 years I can say I trust them and their opinion on things and I think they are cracking doctors.
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Yeh thats true, are they taking new patients on & silly Q coming up how do i go about it:confused:
 
accymel said:
Yeh thats true, are they taking new patients on & silly Q coming up how do i go about it:confused:
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well my mum got me on with them......not sure if they are taking new.

If you just pop in and ask the receptionist for the forms for new patients, she will be able to tell you.
 
I don't work at the home Dr Dixon owns. He's just the GP of some of our clients.
He's one of the best and I wouldn't change him if they paid me to do so. He puts you totally at ease and gets things done.
They are all good at Myrtle House, always ready to help.
 
accymel said:
Yeh thats true, are they taking new patients on & silly Q coming up how do i go about it:confused:
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My family also go to Drs Dixon and Manuel, wouldn't change them for the world. Excellent nurses and receptionists, and they will always try and fit you in on the same day.

Just managed to change my Dad to the above Doctors from Dr Gupta, wouldn't touch him with a barge pole but that's another story. There is about a six week waiting list accymel, you can either ring up or pop in to put your name on the list. When you do get to the top they contact you, then you get the forms to fill in.
 
Sara said:
My family also go to Drs Dixon and Manuel, wouldn't change them for the world. Excellent nurses and receptionists, and they will always try and fit you in on the same day.

Just managed to change my Dad to the above Doctors from Dr Gupta, wouldn't touch him with a barge pole but that's another story. There is about a six week waiting list accymel, you can either ring up or pop in to put your name on the list. When you do get to the top they contact you, then you get the forms to fill in.
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Cheers Sara have u got their number handy?
 
Sarah – is the Dr Gupta you mentioned Dr AK Gupta? A short, thin Indian (probably) man around the age of 50 or so. His car has a personalised number plate that can be read as Gupta with a little bit of imagination.

If it is then he also has a practice in Darwen.
 
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