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Topic: The good old days
1. Author:  Parboiled        
Date: Fri 9th Aug 2024. 13:27

This may be a bit of a shock for younger dudes, but there was a time if you wanted to see a doctor you went along to the surgery, told the person behind the counter what’s up and sat and waited. Or stood and waited if it was really busy. It could be quite a few hours but you’d be seen eventually.

After spending over an hour today on the phone I finally got through only to told if it’s not an emergency first appt was in 4 weeks!

Mrs P uses a different practice. Recently she saw the doc, got a prescription, and was told to make another appt to see him again in two weeks. Goes to the desk only to be informed by snooty receptionist she could only make appts by phone. So she sits down and phones the person she’s looking at….

Is it just me that thinks they would prefer it if you just stayed away?



Post Edited (Fri 09 Aug 13:31)

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2. Author:  wee eck        
Date: Fri 9th Aug 2024. 13:47

Experience seems to vary quite a lot. My practice operates the `8 am rush` to make appointments by telephone but if you miss out and phone later they put you on the `triage` system if they think it`s serious enough. I`ve managed to get same-day appointments twice via this route. There have been two retirals of GPs from my practice in the last few years with no problem replacing them and they also have a GP registrar employed by the practice.



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3. Author:  PARrot        
Date: Fri 9th Aug 2024. 14:47

You can`t make an appointment by phone at mine. You have to fill out a form on line.



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4. Author:  Parboiled        
Date: Fri 9th Aug 2024. 15:39

Going back to the 50’s/60’s there was a much revered, and still fondly remembered Doc operating out of an old cottage In an Inverkeithing side street.

William Henderson or Dr Billy as he was known. Devoted to his calling, day and night, though you had to hide your fags if he came to your house - not because he would give you a row, he smoked like a lum but never carried any and would would nick one of yours!

Poor chap didn’t enjoy a long retirement, worn out by relentless toil. A life well lived indeed



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5. Author:  Parboiled        
Date: Fri 9th Aug 2024. 16:12

“…on second thoughts “ a life well lived “ is not really apt, nobody should be expected to put those hours in. Work/ life balance is important for everyone



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6. Author:  jake89        
Date: Fri 9th Aug 2024. 17:05

Unfortunately, the same generations who enjoyed that luxury pulled up the drawbridge behind them.

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7. Author:  JTH123        
Date: Fri 9th Aug 2024. 17:54

Parboiled, Fri 9 Aug 15:39

Going back to the 50’s/60’s there was a much revered, and still fondly remembered Doc operating out of an old cottage In an Inverkeithing side street.

William Henderson or Dr Billy as he was known. Devoted to his calling, day and night, though you had to hide your fags if he came to your house - not because he would give you a row, he smoked like a lum but never carried any and would would nick one of yours!

Poor chap didn’t enjoy a long retirement, worn out by relentless toil. A life well lived indeed


He was my doctor as a wee boy. I remember him as a very nice old man. I went on to work with his daughter many years later.

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8. Author:  Alter Ego        
Date: Fri 9th Aug 2024. 18:33

I had a great doc that had been going to for over 40 years… if I had a problem he just used to say “ah yes I’ll put through a prescription and just pick it up at reception” The old school docs didnt have google or internet but could diagnose a problem faster than anyone nowadays.

Mon the Pars!

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9. Author:  Dave_1885        
Date: Fri 9th Aug 2024. 18:51

Our one in cowdenbeath isn’t too bad now as they have started taking advanced appointments - but they are by phone firstly then after that they will see you if needed…….but better than the 8am rush then being told “sorry cant see you phone NHS24 after 6pm” then you phone them for out of hours and they tell you to phone your GP……

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10. Author:  AdamAntsParsStripe        
Date: Fri 9th Aug 2024. 19:17

You seem to able to diagnose yourself these days and get a green light from the Doctors office through the telephone.

Zwei Pints Bier und ein Päckchen Chips bitte


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11. Author:  NMCmassive        
Date: Sat 10th Aug 2024. 11:53

We’ve lost our way in this country with GP’s.

Maybe there isn’t enough of them but they are to difficult to get a hold off. My GP’s operate the 8am rush thing which just doesn’t help me if I ever need to see them. I work Monday-Friday, start at 7.30 most days and can be almost anywhere in the country (travelling joiner) for me to even make an appointment I’ve got to take a morning off work and hope I can get an appointment early enough in the day I can get to where ever it is I need to go to or loose a days wage. I was working with an Icelandic boy who’s moved here and found the same issue. He said in Iceland he could email his GP during his lunch break and they’d email him back an appointment. If was something needing dealt with he’d phone up and get an appointment within a couple of days.

COYP

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12. Author:  jake89        
Date: Sat 10th Aug 2024. 13:08

Bellyeoman does it through a web form now. Means they can allocate by urgency rather than who wins the redial roulette.

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13. Author:  ipswichpar        
Date: Sat 10th Aug 2024. 13:56

I think many have replaced doctors with health care assistants so the number of actual doctor appointments is reduced.

I don`t know if it`s related to volume of calls but our surgery`s lines often now cut you off so we go and queue outside before 730. Much later than that and there are a lot of people ahead of you.

If you dont get an early appointment they are usually delated significantly too....which suggests a lack of supply to me.

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14. Author:  Andrew283        
Date: Sun 11th Aug 2024. 09:23

jake89, Fri 9 Aug 17:05

Unfortunately, the same generations who enjoyed that luxury pulled up the drawbridge behind them.


Exactly this. Also, any time I`ve ever been to my GP, it`s filled to the brim with pensioners with absolutely mild ailments. People seem to have lost any ability to self manage symptoms

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15. Author:  Parboiled        
Date: Sun 11th Aug 2024. 11:02

How do you manage your chronic dumbhoodity?



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16. Author:  Andrew283        
Date: Sun 11th Aug 2024. 11:18

Considering I work in the health service, I know the amount of crap people go through with their GPs and what they incorrectly send off to other services.

🤡🤡🤡

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17. Author:  Parboiled        
Date: Sun 11th Aug 2024. 11:54

Now the hell do you know why oldies or anyone else are in the waiting room? (this mythical surgery filled to the brim)

There are innumerable illnesses and long term conditions with not a cough or a sneeze ..not to worry the winter cull is not long off!



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18. Author:  LochgellyAlbert        
Date: Mon 12th Aug 2024. 09:43

Thunder and lightning, quick get the telly switched off and unplugged!🙉⚡️⚡️🌧🌧🌩

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19. Author:  Athletico        
Date: Mon 12th Aug 2024. 11:12

Doesn`t help when folk just don`t bother turning up. 152 appointments were missed at my GP practice last month.



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20. Author:  ipswichpar        
Date: Mon 12th Aug 2024. 13:15

Any idea what that is as a %?

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