Yesterday I received an appointment to see a consultant but not until after my holiday (I'd given GP the dates) and as DH had been called to ask if he could take up a cancellation recently it seemed like a good idea to see if I could get one before we go away.
I have just listened to a very helpful message before being put through to a very helpful person who told me I can do onto:
www.chooseandbook.nhs.uk
to see any cancellations or available appointments and do it as often as I like. She assured me that all cancellations go on there straight away. It is excellent and a great improvement on anything I have come across in the nhs before.
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No POGS we don't all have it. We used to be able to check in on a screen when we arrived but over a year ago they 'upgraded' to the NHS system and it hasn't worked since. The Receptionists find the new IT system slow as well. Fortunately for the patients they are a great, friendly bunch and I can have a laugh with them, most recently when I filled in the holiday form to see if I needed any booster injections and when they saw where we were going they offered to carry my bags. 
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