I really need to get around to changing my GP surgery, as it is truly appalling.
My doctor is actually really good, but the odds of ever getting to see him are remote. Despite trying to see him for one thing and the other, I think I have seen him once or twice in 5 years. They fob you off with the surgery nurse every time now. It used to be the case that as we had two young children that at least it was a given that the children would be priviliged with an appointment in a reasonable time frame, but recently even that has changed, and I doubt the kids would be honoured with an appointment with a GP.
For a routine pre-booked appointment the normal waiting time is 10-14days.
Is this normal, or are we been taking for mugs, we are not doctor botherers at all, in fact very much the opposite, I rarely ever ever go, neither does the wife. Which is what annoys me the most. The fact is if I ask to se the doctor it is not on a whim, its becasue I really need to see a doctor and I it is my last resort. And it is never for anything trivial
My last visit was to the nurse, was to have stitches removed from a 3 inch gash across my knee which happened during the latter stage of a MTB stage race at the other end of the country, the response from a slightly couldnt really be a**ed nurse was, “You should go back to where they stitched you up to have them removed” !! FFS !! a 300 mile round trip ! needless to say I questioned her advice on that one.
Apologies rant over, but it does get on my t*ts when I pay so much NI.
I suppose I should spend less time typing it all out here on a forum and get my surgery changed