GP prescriptions

gemmapetken

Hi
after a great pain clinic appointment I now go to get my repeat prescription from my GP. I have never been treated so badly and passed from pillar to post. No one could help as the pain clinic did not tell my GP what medication I am now on. After a week i now have my meds but the incorrect dosage so I need to go back. They also dont know if the Veritas patches I am on can be prescribed my a GP. (well the other GP in the practise signed it!!!!) Its like the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing.
I dont know who or if to complain and i dont want it happening again as I had to have 3 days off work and I feel dreadful now!

Any experiance or advice>
Gemma

dreamdaisy

Oh dear, gemmapetken, I have neither experience or advice to offer, just my sympathy at this unholy muddle. Sometimes the communication links do break down, messages/letters etc do get lost - or indeed are never written - and it's the poor old patient who ends up having to sort matters out. I hope that you do. It isn't fun, I do know that, but sometimes it is best to do things for oneself: never rely on others to do their jobs. Awful, but true. I wish you well. DD

Wonkylegs

gemmapetken wrote:

I dont know who or if to complain and i dont want it happening again as I had to have 3 days off work and I feel dreadful now!

Any experiance or advice>
Gemma

HI Gemma

sorry you had such trouble getting your repeat prescription.

I know from past experience what it is like when a GP doesn't receive a consultant's letter in a timely manner, it causes all sorts of bother. :roll: Mind you, it sounds like your GP surgery could possibly have handled things better.

When I had an issue with the surgery (a very rare event in my experience of our surgery I am lucky to say) I wrote a letter to the surgery practice manager asking for clarification of the process I should follow. I didn't word it as a complaint, just stated the facts, how it had been handled & how it had affected me. I got a return phone call to talk about it, and we agreed what should happen in future.

perhaps that might be an idea for you?

good luck & hope you get a grip on the pain soon.
Wonky

elainebadknee

gemma

Just a quick bit on what ive found...Im on co-proxamol for pain which is now an unlicensed drug...Apparently if I decided to overdose myself and kill myself my GP would have to stand up in a court of law to state why she prescribed co-prox to me - ie was i of sound mind, no mental issues? For that reason, ive found other GP's wont prescribe it and I can only get it if i see my own GP...
May or may not be of use to you....

elainex

tonesp

I don't know from experience but isn't it easy to change your GP in the UK? Here I think we have to use the one allocated to the Cento de Salud in the village.However we don't have too many problems.If there is any communicatiom you are given a printed sheet to give to the GP.When I was discharged from hospital I had a long list of medication I needed.My wife took the list into the centre in the middle of his surgery and in 5 minutes came out with the relevant prescriptions.perhaps this would be a good idea in Britain too. :idea: :idea: :idea:

frogmorton

Poor you Gemma

If I were you I'd be straight onto the pain clinic and hassling them to communicate better!

I expect you've already done it though.

Glad you at least have your patches o go on with.

Good luck

LOve

Toni xx

barbara12

Hi Gemma
I am so sorry you are having all this trouble, when you have been to the pain clinic , you just want to get going on the new meds.
It took my pain clinic 6 wks to send my paperwork to my gps, so I cant blame my gp.
I do hope they sought it very soon for you.
Love
Barbara x

woodbon

Hi, I''m so sorry that you seem to be tied up in all the red tape! With all the modern technology we have you'd think it was easy to just find out the dose and write a prescription. I hope you get it sorted soon. Keep on at them and they'll sort it out just to shut you up. My husband often has problems getting the correct meds for his diabetes, so when that happens he askes to speak to the practice manager. It soon gets sorted then, maybe you could try that. Love Sue

hileena111

Hi Gemma,
Sorry I cant really help but just send you hugs.....I know what its like being passed from piller to post.....thats whats happening to me at the minute....very frustrating.
Hi Tones
Nope its not easy to change your GP in the UK.....or at least not where I live......I tried that when I wasnt happy with mine......phoned another one.....in the same area.....Are you new here NO, Have you got a GP YES....then we cant take you??

Lo ve
Hileena

speedalong

Sounds very frustrating Gemma. Perhaps the pain clinic could fax the relevant information through to the surgery. When you finally have identified meds to treat the pain the last thing you then want is having to wait and fight to get them.

Hope you get things sorted asap.

Speedy