[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Redway

GPs are useless and inexperienced at dealing with things in any real depth beyond referrals and rashes half the time so why is it that you get people like Liam on Emmerdale (Dr Gaddas has her uses so she’s off rhe hook, for now) being all-purpose GPs who are practically midwives (or mid-husbands) qualified to deliver babies and to deal with every shade of acute trauma (physical and mental) under the sun? And why does no-one question why Liam is so awkward?

I do ponder. One ponders.

I haven’t seen my doctor for years .. but he used to spend most of the time looking things up on Google !!


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[Redway]

Originally Posted by Zizu

I haven’t seen my doctor for years .. but he used to spend most of the time looking things up on Google !!


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A good 60% of GPs are doctors by name only. Some are lovely and really wanna help but there’s only so much they know. It does help to have a good relationship with your GP and be able to liaise and work with them but it doesn’t always happen like that. It depends on the person and how much they actually care and know.

As someone who likes to go in deep and go the extra mile for people in whatever capacity I can at any particular time, I … yeah. I can’t stand the surface-level mentality and laziness of your average GP. Too many of them just haven’t got a clue.

Say you’ve got a complex problem now and the referral-list is taking the long-ting piss so you’re stuck with primary healthcare for now. You ain’t gonna get what you need if your GP’s like that, and if you’re on a knowledgeable advocate of your own case and really know what you’re doing GPs can just be a barrier between you and your progress, because they ain’t gonna prescribe you the best medication or the right dose for it. Sometimes you’ve got to be your own best advocate but even then the system might hold you back. Not saying all GPs are bad but you’ve also got to be very aware of their limitations. They’re not experts about anything in particular even with the right attitude. They only know a little about a lot.