Actually saw my GP for the first time in over 3 years.

I live a couple of miles outside a small town with a biggish surgery that serves the local area. They are brilliant. OH rang this morning and was seen an hour later face to face, had bloods taken 20 minutes later. I've had several phone consultations, sent pics in when I had a troublesome skin condition and got a face to face consultation that same day. They get our meds sorted and always do the reviews on time. When I rang with a worrying heart arrhythmia, I was seen immediately and carted off to A&E within half an hour. It is a bit of a lottery and feel very lucky. It makes me reluctant to move!

That's appalling Sago to have all that time of unpleasantness for no reason.

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That's appalling Sago to have all that time of unpleasantness for no reason.

I was wondering why they kept sending me surveys on smoking, I also got a lung screening about 4 years ago.
It all makes sense now!

I havnt seen my gp since late 2019 but was able to speak to her twice after waiting an hour on the phone and then given a telephone appointment for two weeks later.
It has been a brilliant practice fir the last 30 years and now it’s not.

Where we live (Surrey) is certainly not a run down inner city and the wait time for a telephone appointment is still at least 5 weeks. Mr A has been having problems with his hip since before lock down and over a year ago finally arranged a telephone appointment. Took 2 months to get the X rays done and another 5 weeks to get another telephone appointment. Physio was arranged and an appointment to see a consultant. Two months later he phoned the surgery to make sure something was being arranged. One month later he had his first physio session. 4 months later he had his last physio session and told there is nothing they can do. Phoned the surgery to check on his consultant appointment and got a text saying it was being arranged but still hasn't got an appointment.

My son as a fall last Christmas while wrapping presents.he slipped on some shiny Christmas paper.and hurt his back
From then on he had severe pain he rang out Dr.who sent him cocodamol.!it didn't help
This went on for months.twice he spoke to a Dr on the phone who said it had gone on long enough.but no action was taken.
I rang myself and said he is in severe pain something must be wrong maybe he needed an Xray.I was told it will be just muscular and he was sent more painkillers
Again I rang and said I was very worried he could barely stand or walk without pain
This time a receptionist spoke to me when I asked for Dr to contact me
Her reply. "" If you are worried why don't you talk to your friends I can't do anything.
I was livid.I said yes you can make a telephone appointment so I can speak to a Dr
I found out later that she never did
After ringing again a locum Dr said he would strange for an X-Ray
SadlY it came too late.my soN had a stroke and was delighted tI a hospital about 40 miles away as out local one doesn't have a stroke unit
After seeing to him regarding th stroke.they x rayed him.but it was only after a check up yesterday that he found out he had a compound frscture.and had for 10 months
I thought out surgery was a good one.but not so happy now

My son is recovering well but his speech was affected.mainly.he has speech therapy every week at home
It is disgusting that someone had to suffer the excruciating pain for so long and passed off as muscular with no examination at least
It is a hip fracture he was told
I have lost faith in them now
Yesterday I got a message saying my surgery was under pressure and would have to outsource patients. Or tell them to ring 111
I rang 111 when I suspected a stroke was to by automated voice to go online as they were too busy,so rang 999

Delighted =Bluelighted

Rang my surgery yesterday to ask for antibiotics for a complaint I have had before.
They can't repeat antibiotics for safety reasons without speaking to someone - first appointment for a telephone call the 29th November!
Certainly here, the system is broken completely.