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How long do you have to wait to see your doctor?
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♥†۩ Carol Paine ۩†♥ | Report | 11 Oct 2006 14:46 |
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We must be very lucky. If you ring at any time they will try to fit you in that day if it is urgent, within 3 days if not.Sat. mornings there is a drop in surgery for people who need to see a Dr. Also evening surgery goes on later, so that people can get there after work. It is a small rural Surgery with 2 Dr's & a locum. |
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susie manterfield(high wycombe) | Report | 11 Oct 2006 14:40 |
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at our surgery we cant make advanced appointments. the day we phone is the day we see the dr.so we are lucky. i phoned for my dad yesterday at 8am and his appointment was for 9.15am.so he only had to wait for an hour. it might not be for our own doctoer but at least we are seen the same day lol susie |
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valinkent | Report | 11 Oct 2006 14:29 |
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My doctors must be in the minority, you can ring on the day and get an appointment or you can make one up the 3 days in advance. Mind you it is not always with the doctor of your choice but i have not had any problems. Val |
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☼ Orangeblossom ☼ - Tracy | Report | 11 Oct 2006 13:32 |
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At ours, you can make an appointment at 8am for the same day (if they have any available), otherwise you have to wait at least a week (usually 10 days) for an appointment. The same day ones are supposed to be for emergencies, but when you try to make one, the receptionist advises to call in the morning you want it lol |
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Big | Report | 11 Oct 2006 13:32 |
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We have to wait on average 6 weeks. (not uk based). So of course all people end up going to the hospital |
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Eisy | Report | 11 Oct 2006 13:25 |
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Ours is not as bad as that but you can only ring on the day you want an appointment and even with speed dial by the time you get through they have all gone for that day. You can't make one for the day after so you have to start all over again the next day. And, you can't make one for the afternoon in the morning so you have to try again later and they had usually gone too. Not good. |
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Sheila | Report | 11 Oct 2006 13:23 |
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Does anybody know what the NHS Service Level Agreement says about this? It has taken me three phone calls (including 20 minutes on speed redial) to make an appointment to see my doctor and I have to wait a week from when I made the appointment and ten days from when I first phoned the surgery. What I have is not life threatening, but it is making me very uncomfortable and I think a ten day wait is unacceptable. I have raised this with the surgery and they just say they don't have any appointments available. Anybody work in the NHS and know about this stuff? Sheila |
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