Brought to you by grumpy old bird , as many will know winter is coming is not my favourite time of year . So i just get grumpier and grumpier . GPs my pet peeve at the moment , last week i went to pick up the monthly prescriptions only to be told i hadnt ordered mine which i had , it involved a 30 mile round trip due to road closures , the witch in the window then informed me they would order some for next week , but the doctor wished to speak to me because i was blatantly not taking my tablets having not ordered any since July , err yes i have 2 lots. Thats fine can i speak to the doctor , no the doctor isnt here he will ring you . So hes not here? I just watched him pull up outside not 5 minutes ago . He will ring you . Shake head and walk away .....Go back this week , the witch at the window is demolishing an elderly lady . the elderly lady visably swaying on her feet is having the stuff theyve given her isnt what shes ordered conversation , she then says shes not feeling well , best go home and use The Ask GP website then , she says she cant . well your carer or a family member will have to do it for you . My husband was my carer he died last month can i write the doctor a letter ? No they wont read it you must ring Ask GP , shakes head and walks away . When i finally get to the window i did point out that if they could provide a plastic garden chair and some sanitiser wipes it might be a big help for those who struggle standing outside as they throw stuff out of the window to you . At this point i get the death stare . I then asked why the GP hadnt rung about me taking my tablets the scowl just deepened , eventually she threw my prescription at me 2 big bags , so i opened them in front of her and pointed out they wernt mine despite having my name on the bags at which point if looks could kill i would have died , by then id been stood a good 30 minutes and the queue was down the road . Now the weird part is that all the other local surgeries are functioning fairly normally now with extra precautions like you sit in your car till they call you in . Ours however are doing nothing, its like a fortress with only the witch in the window having any patient contact , no blood tests no checkups no nothing . In fact they had a long line of pensioners down the road Saturday morning having a flu jab in a gazebo in the car park by a Haz Mat suited nurse , strange .....But i did notice the line of brand new Teslas in the Doctors parking spaces
Good lord. I know its hard these days but is there another surgery to register at? Probably not knowing like us you live out in the sticks in eastern England area. Grounds for serious complaints to the Commissioning NHS bods I think if you could bear it. No wonder Dr Shipman got away with so much with that kind of system.
ReplyDeletethere is one other surgery you can register with unfortunately it is run by the exact same privately owned company and is equally bad
DeleteYour post echoes mine today. Take a look at the line of 80 plus pensioners at our surgery waiting in the biting wind for a jab on my post today. I was beyond myself yesterday, calmed down today .
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yes that was the scene at ours but it wasnt even inside we got a gazebo
DeleteWOW - unbelievable! But I have read of similar situations on UK blogs - just disgraceful - especially with not giving you the correct meds. It makes me even more grateful for my excellent pharmacy. They are located within regular drugstores here - you just go to the back of the store where they are usually located - there are limits to the number of people in the shop but it's never an issue. I'm getting my pneumonia shot next week - my doctor just faxed in the prescription. My flu shot will be available within a couple of weeks and I will just pop in as convenient - allowing me to stay away from my doctor's office - who are trying to limit access to those who really need it but are running evening and weekend openings in order to accommodate people.
ReplyDeleteMy pharmacist reminds me when my prescriptions are ready for pick up - email or phone - and they even offered to call my doctor to get my prescriptions renewed for another 90 days in order to postpone my next visit until the new year. Infections are a bit on the uptick here and everyone is trying to avoid visits as much as possible.
Is there no one that you can report all the errors to - it is a really dangerous situation, especially for seniors who may just assume they've got the correct items?
Flu jabs the car park at my surgery too. I have managed to get in there once in the last 6 months. My cardiac check up will be done over the phone, and that's months late. Its farcical.
ReplyDeletemy other half was discharded by cardio 18 months ago to GP care , we have repeatedly asked and they say he doesnt need any supervision at all
DeleteIn an earlier post, you wrote that you thought the govt was trying to kill off the oldsters. We wonder if that’s true here in the US as well.
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My grandson now aged two and born ten weeks premature was discharged this week by the consultant who has only seen him twice in two years . Meanwhile my daughter was told in a phone call that despite extensive tests the consultant has no idea what is wrong with her and he is ordering yet more tests in the hope of shedding some light on the diagnosis . It's,s like a carry on film .
ReplyDeleteBrian Rix and farce come to mind. Its diabolical, the way surgeries are treating people. I hope they sorted your medication.
ReplyDeleteMy vets seems better organised x
ReplyDeleteWe are really lucky, the fire station is next to the Doctors, so we had our flu jabs in there. I am sure she probably is a Witch, but perhaps she is not being supported by her employers, who have not even considered making a better process?
ReplyDeleteThe surgery we were registered with in Lincolnshire was just as bad Kate. I am thankful things have improved since our move.
ReplyDeleteHere in Galloway the health board is doing the jags sending out teams to local halls and sending you an appointment I'm going on Friday they are also doing the over fifty fives in December for the first time.
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