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They shut our practice in ryhope and moved us to pallion medical centre near the hospital. Which is a pain to park at because all the spaces are taking up by people dodging paying for parking in the hospital car park.
I had a ear infection a couple of month ago and the earliest appointment they could give me was nearly 2 weeks away.
But they offered me a out of hours appt at River view the same day at 8pm.
The Doctor was pretty decent aswell. Actually examined me unlike the previous one I saw.
Similar at ours at Park Lane. Give them a ring at 8.30 and you can usually get an appointment within 48 hours. Ring any other time of the day though and it's at least a couple of weeks.Nope, if you ring Deerness Park Medical centre early enough in the morning you can at least get a telephone consultation the same day
To be fair this started under labour, and the NHS is crippled by bad short termist PFI deals signed off by labour.Up until six or seven years ago you it was normal to get an appointment for the following day at our health centre. Sometimes you could get them same day. Now it is always 2 weeks wait unless emergency. Apparently this is one of the benefits of a Tory government.
Yeah, but Corbyn loves terrorists or something.Up until six or seven years ago you it was normal to get an appointment for the following day at our health centre. Sometimes you could get them same day. Now it is always 2 weeks wait unless emergency. Apparently this is one of the benefits of a Tory government.
My epitaphJust google it.
Yeah, but Corbyn loves terrorists or something.
Had to arrange BP readings for a pre-employment check through a GP. It took three weeks before I could get the first one taken at Pallion Health Centre, was in there less than 5 minutes.
I've just phoned up to make an appointment, (Happy House, Durham Road) only to be informed that there are no more appointments left this week and I'm going to have to wait until Friday to try and arrange one for next week! It's the first time I've needed to speak to the Doc in over seven years, I'm sure it was never the same back then. Is this the norm now?
Try and ring 8.30 am for an appointment the same day as with mine.I've just phoned up to make an appointment, (Happy House, Durham Road) only to be informed that there are no more appointments left this week and I'm going to have to wait until Friday to try and arrange one for next week! It's the first time I've needed to speak to the Doc in over seven years, I'm sure it was never the same back then. Is this the norm now?
No wonder the system struggles if people abuse the system in place. That appointment could go to someone who genuinely needs it.Phone out of hours, exaggerate what you have say, and who had it for twice as long and you should get an out of hours appointment that evening