My GP

[poc]

Re: My GP

Whilst employing 36 more useless tossers to sit on their arseholes in that ugly monstrosity down the bay

they should send them to help out the dvla

[dandywarhol]

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Original poster sounds exactly the type of person who if he were to ring 999 to request an ambulance would then moan and groan if it didn't show up within the next six hours. (He's probably a Communist agitator.)

GPs shouldn't be troubled by patients with non life threatening conditions. Instead, they ought to seek advice from a pharmacist. When s/he is unavailable then consult with whoever's operating the till at the time.

As LoM identified, anyone can attend any number of A & E departments. Whilst it's true one should visit with a pop-up tent, sleeping bag and a carrier bag full of grub in anticipation of a three-day wait prior to being seen, politicians are correct when insisting our National Health Service remains the envy of the world.

Cheeky ****.I'm 70 .Never rang 999 in my life.Member of a gym.I,ve spent 0ne day in hospital in my life.That was for a strangulated stomach hernia,which incidentally I was awake for as I had the same same symptoms as I'm suffering from now.

[dandywarhol]

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Maybe, after assessment by two healthcare professionals it was decided that medication wouldn't have helped with your condition.

I can see your point.I've had these symptoms before.It takes 5-6 weeks of hell to recover without extra meds off the quack.Hacking cough tight weezy chest.I bet if the 2 professionals had what I've got they would be writing themselves a script or dipping into the samples they get off the sales reps.

[delmbox]

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In the interest of balance, I've had a sore throat/bad chest for weeks, to be fair to my GP he prescribed antibiotics over the phone the first time. Then when I rung a month later to say it hadn't gone away they called back the next day and said come in in 45 mins then gave me an asthma pump and a peak flow test to measure my oxygen levels at home

[The Bloop]

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In the interest of balance, I've had a sore throat/bad chest for weeks, to be fair to my GP he prescribed antibiotics over the phone the first time. Then when I rung a month later to say it hadn't gone away they called back the next day and said come in in 45 mins then gave me an asthma pump and a peak flow test to measure my oxygen levels at home

Similar to myself. 2 lots of antibiotics didn't shift it. Had both a telephone appointment and face 2 face with the practice nurse. Did a flow test at home and ended up with a nasal spray. That did the trick as it stopped the nasal drip fluid getting to my throat and chest. Was like it all winter.

[LeningradCowboy]

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The NHS is not a good system for delivering universal healthcare. Most developed countries have better healthcare systems than the UK. Unfortunately, there is an almost religious devotion in this country to maintaining 'our NHS' and very few people are willing to consider that the system itself may be part of the problem. The answer is always just to spend more money.

[Rjk]

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The NHS is not a good system for delivering universal healthcare. Most developed countries have better healthcare systems than the UK. Unfortunately, there is an almost religious devotion in this country to maintaining 'our NHS' and very few people are willing to consider that the system itself may be part of the problem. The answer is always just to spend more money.

the NHS is a good system for delivering healthcare, if it is funded adequately.
most countries that have a better system, spend a lot more on it than we do. Some that are worse spend more than we do.

[life on mars]

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A lot could be done if the public supported it many GP receptionist will tell you the old walk up could not continue with lots of folk going for very minor complainants ,where a bit of rest and a paracetamol will provide relief , the elderly also find the chat a reassurance appointment chat helpful but again a big pull on recourse ,all of which is understandable ,as that group of elderly grows as does the demand and costs .....

It needs something big and new to change to perhaps include Nurses /pharmacies dealing with minor health issues , the taking of blood pressures / cholesterol testing could perhaps be out housed .

I'd bring in a green ,amber and red units separate A& E to distinguish between the weekend drunks entries , minor issues and real emergencies to save lives .

How about charging for those who rock up pissed if they thought that would they go to A & E how that consumption of alcohol is continuing in these times is beyond me ??

I see nothing wrong with a means testing for care to better fund the NHS / Social care government have tried this with the new National Insurance cost for those earning over £39k perhaps there is a need for more after £60 ??


A lot of European countries provide a base NHS free to all but supported by supplementary additional costs to cater for other levels of care ....

[chris lee]

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I've been suffering with a chest infection for a couple of weeks. I suffer from Asthma. This week face to face, appointment with the
practise nurse and telephone appointment with the G. P.
To quote Mrs, Brown. "You've heard of Dr Dolittle this is Doctor Do fcuk all".
Fcuking useless. No service no medication.
What the **** is going on.

I have always suffered with very bad chest infections, get about one a year, they can last 4-6 weeks for me, my chest can get so bad that I can not go out for a long walk.

Turns out the the vast majority of chest infections are Viral, which means anti-biotics will not touch it and is just a waste (although doctors just give them out usually to keep patients happy)

The treatment is those throat and chest sweets / drinks from any shop.
stay hydrated and eat healthy and wait.

I have learned not to go to the doctors now and save us both the time

[stevo]

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..........but we do get free prescriptions, something that I am very grateful for.

This is one of the many reasons why the system is broke. Instead of going to the pharmacy to pay for something over the counter, many people in Wales now make an appointment to see a GP, so they can their medication free on prescription..

[JamesWales]

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In the last few days I've finally got an appointment with my GP after three weeks of trying - but it's only for a telephone call sometime between 8.30am and 1.30pm next Tuesday and I can only discuss one thing.

Been told my daughter will have to wait up to three years for a brace on her teeth.

Covid has seriously undermined the health service. I think there will be a lot of conditions being undiagnosed or late diagnosed that will cost a lot more to fix, and in some cases will be too late to fix. Access to GP's is absolutely critical.

[life on mars]

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Similar to myself. 2 lots of antibiotics didn't shift it. Had both a telephone appointment and face 2 face with the practice nurse. Did a flow test at home and ended up with a nasal spray. That did the trick as it stopped the nasal drip fluid getting to my throat and chest. Was like it all winter.

Great tactic this works for me

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[Taunton Blue Genie]

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The NHS is not a good system for delivering universal healthcare. Most developed countries have better healthcare systems than the UK. Unfortunately, there is an almost religious devotion in this country to maintaining 'our NHS' and very few people are willing to consider that the system itself may be part of the problem. The answer is always just to spend more money.

I don't think that many French people and Germans would prefer our health system to theirs - or whether they contribute to collection tins to help raise money for scanners, air ambulances and the like. The NHS was indeed a wonderful thing for the population of this country but it's not the best in Europe.

[JamesWales]

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I don't think that many French people and Germans would prefer our health system to theirs - or whether they contribute to collection tins to help raise money for scanners, air ambulances and the like. The NHS was indeed a wonderful thing for the population of this country but it's not the best in Europe.

String 'im up!!!

[life on mars]

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I don't think that many French people and Germans would prefer our health system to theirs - or whether they contribute to collection tins to help raise money for scanners, air ambulances and the like. The NHS was indeed a wonderful thing for the population of this country but it's not the best in Europe.

Its very complex to compare Health Services , France is seen as the best but expensive , you get charged for GP visits and can claim back from the government ( like that one that would stop unnecessary visits )

State healthcare in France is not completely free.

Health care costs are covered by the state and patient contributions , known as co-payments , can be about £40 bucks a month out of wages , prices vary depending on level you want need , there are loads of health insurance plans.

Same In Germany there is a basic free to access service and then top up insurance from pay .

Then you need to know what's and how each country's health care expenditures by area , what is its death rate , what personal lifestyles people adopt such as alcohol consumption, obesity , Type 2 diabetes in the UK has the worst blood glucose control,





same in Germany .