GPs Behind Closed Doors

PamelaJ1

Lots of cars in our surgery car park. It’s like the Marie Celeste inside.
The cars must all belong to the staff.

We have a brand new surgery in the middle of the town , gone are the days when you would see a waiting room full of people waiting to be seen, like yours it’s like the marie Celeste. On a Wednesday afternoon the place is closed for
Staff training?. We are lucky if we get to see a dr . The last time we called them we were given a phone consultation and the medication was emailed to the pharmacy.

Sometimes that's enough, though, isn't it? Obviously if you have a rash, an injection or something that has to be examined, you need an appointment - similarly if you need some sorts of examination - but at others a photo or consultation will be fine. If the GP just needs to ask you some questions you don't need to be there, and a phone call saves time for both you and the doctor.

Also, I much prefer to have prescriptions sent to the pharmacy. I have used Pharmacy2U since Covid, and it's much more convenient than having to get a prescription from the receptionist, take it to a pharmacy and wait in a queue for ages.

I really wish that online appointments and medication delivery had been available when I was at work. I worked an hour away from where I live, so medical appointments were tricky to fit in, and often a remote consultation would have been perfectly suitable.