A letter arrived the other day from our Medical Practice.
So, from April I will have my own personal doctor. Does that mean last April 2024, or is it to start next April 2025? Not sure. Is this a new initiative, an attempt at a massive overhaul of the declining standards of the NHS. A clean sweep. Everything that has gone wrong with health care in the past can be pushed aside and forgotten about. Let's hope that this is the turning point to a more personal approach to patient care, rather than communication with a robotic voice through a keyboard.
I feel I ought to test this out to see if it works. Perhaps I should start to build a personal relationship with my named GP. My last experience with medical matters a few months back was not a big success. In fact it was a waste of time. After years of not seeing a doctor I am reluctant to try again.
Friday morning and it's a sunny start to the day. Stay positive and have a good weekend.
Thanks for popping in. Toodle pip. ilona
I read your post with some amusement Ilona! My hubby and myself have a named doctor, this has been the case for a few years now. But, it's a case of having to book 2-3 weeks in advance for an appointment with him, otherwise we have to see a nurse practitioner. Due to this arrangement, the nurse practitioner missed the fact that I had whooping cough two years ago. By the time I was referred to my GP, the germ had a real hold and the correct antibiotics were prescribed too late to be effective.
ReplyDeleteWell so much for looking after the best interests of the patient then. It's getting to be a bit of a joke. Anything can happen in 2 - 3 weeks.
DeleteNamed doctor - sounds good but in my experience it makes little difference. Husband has a chronic illness, has been well looked after by specialist hospitals, and had lots of emergency hospital admissions, procedures and changes to medication - and not one peep or follow up from his “named “ doctor. Primary care has deteriorated under the Tories.
ReplyDeleteI think if someone is already dealing with illness and the wheels are in motion to get the right treatment, there isn't much point of a named doctor if they are not going to support the patient.
DeleteI have a named doctor ( I think) Haven't been near the surgery in five years other than to stick my arm in a machine for a blood pressure reading last year. It was a case of go into the empty room , follow the instructions on the machine and hand the reading to the receptionist.
ReplyDeleteSounds a bit like DIY doctoring.
DeleteI still have a GP with a surgery of his own where I can go without an appointment if necessary. But he is nearing retirement age, and I am afraid he will not find a successor. So we will get a MVZ (medical care center) with several doctors.
ReplyDeleteHilde in Germany
My doctor's surgery here is very good. I phoned for an appointment as I had an eye infection and was seen 4 hours later. Tried the chemist first but they can only prescribe for a few conditions. Our surgery also has a sit and wait appointment system for urgent cases if there are no appointments left. You go at 5pm and wait in turn but will definitely see a GP. Can be over an hour though.
ReplyDeleteSally from Devon