gp surgery - no appointments!!

polly1985

i came home from work yest 2 find a letter from gp sayin she needed 2 c me about my blood results. so i phoned this morning and i cant get an appointment with her till next thurs!!! i asked if i could c another gp but nothin available until monday. this is only wed!!! i said i would phone back later as they have a duty doctor u can phone at allocated times.
its driving me mad not knowin why they want 2 c me.

i got bloods 2 check kidney, if body was fightin infection, and other 1s for rheummy 2 c if i have RA.

happymegs

polly1985 wrote:

i came home from work yest 2 find a letter from gp sayin she needed 2 c me about my blood results. so i phoned this morning and i cant get an appointment with her till next thurs!!! i asked if i could c another gp but nothin available until monday. this is only wed!!! i said i would phone back later as they have a duty doctor u can phone at allocated times.
its driving me mad not knowin why they want 2 c me.

i got bloods 2 check kidney, if body was fightin infection, and other 1s for rheummy 2 c if i have RA.

Hi Polly, in the same boat as you regarding waiting for GP appointment, used to be able to phone on day but now you can book up to 4 weeks in advance I have to wait for two weeks for my appointment (not urgent).
How on earth do we know that we are going to be ill in 4 weeks?
I know that some are booked for repeat appointments but honestly don't know how the system works!

janie68

You need to ask for a teplephone consultation, if gp wants to see you and the wretched receptionists won't let you have an appoinment, infact demand it. You are worrying and need it sorting.

If still no luck ring the local PCT, that'll shake em up a bit!!

Janie

frogmorton

Yep Janie's right! Its the only way.


Our GPs just the same - never any appointments till next week :shock:

At least it must mean (hopefully) nothing too urgent it wrong :?:

My MIL got called in and panicked but it was to tell her her cholestral was too high - she wishes she hadnt gone now....she doesn't like benecol

Hope all is well

Love

Toni x

polly1985

oh me i wasted all morning waitin 4 the correct time i was told i had 2 phone then waitin 4 the dr 2 phone me back. the duty doc doin the phone calls is as much use as a chocolate fire guard and didnt no what the bloods were 4. anyway as far as i can make out they only wanted 2 tell me that my white cells were raised. i knew they would, thay have done for past 3 year. all that fuss and worry 4 nothin. chris - ur poor MIL

i cant understand why u can never get a bloomin appointment, there must b heaps available in a day the way the doc rushes u in an out :!: :!:

skezier

Hi Polly,

I hope you get the call but its probably nothing to worry about you know..... I really hope you can find out soon and try not to worry cus its no good for us. ((( ))) Cris x