[Livia]

Originally Posted by smudgie

Oooh. Hoping I still get a phone call from my doctor this afternoon.
I rang the surgery Tuesday afternoon, managed to get two appointments for today and the 22nd. Also had a doctor get in touch within an hour and a script written up within an hour.

Where are you Smudge? I'm moving there immediately... I have a blood test at my GP's surgery every three months, used to be able to make an appointment for this online, now I have to go to the surgery. My Hematology appointment at the hospital is 29th August but my GP surgery can't fit me in for a blood test till September - and that's just for a blood test. They have 10 doctors and over 30,000 patients and they're still accepting new applicants.

[smudgie]

Originally Posted by Livia

Where are you Smudge? I'm moving there immediately... I have a blood test at my GP's surgery every three months, used to be able to make an appointment for this online, now I have to go to the surgery. My Hematology appointment at the hospital is 29th August but my GP surgery can't fit me in for a blood test till September - and that's just for a blood test. They have 10 doctors and over 30,000 patients and they're still accepting new applicants.

Up North Livia.
We have a good GP surgery, plus we have a choice of three local hospitals for treatment.
Hubby wanted to have a cholesterol blood check, he popped in, picked a blood form up next day and managed to get a shingles jab as well.
I think we are lucky in that we are not too rural but not big enough to be overwhelmed.
We have a separate bloods clinic as well, can go either morning or afternoon any day, as long as you can get hold of a blood form from the surgery.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by smudgie

Up North Livia.
We have a good GP surgery, plus we have a choice of three local hospitals for treatment.
Hubby wanted to have a cholesterol blood check, he popped in, picked a blood form up next day and managed to get a shingles jab as well.
I think we are lucky in that we are not too rural but not big enough to be overwhelmed.
We have a separate bloods clinic as well, can go either morning or afternoon any day, as long as you can get hold of a blood form from the surgery.

Amazing... I live in the country my surgery is in a local town that's doubled in size in the last 10 years but the surgery has remained the same.