The Retirement Thread

[172traindriver]

Come the revolution you wont

When is it?

 

[172traindriver]

I think we would have a better chance of breaking into fort Knox than seeing a Dr in this area.

 

[172traindriver]

It is sad and i hate to think what it will be like in the next 10 years

Only worse unfortunately, unless you pay to go private

 

[classic33]

When is it?

We've advanced, we'll be using Northern Trains. So it could be anytime.

 

[Dirk]

The NHS is getting worse. You can hardly get an appointment to see a Dr here.

No problem here.
I just checked online and the earliest appointment I can get to see a doctor, at our local medical centre, is 0850 tomorrow morning.
That's no bloody good to me - I never get out of bed before 9am!

 

[172traindriver]

We've advanced, we'll be using Northern Trains. So it could be anytime.

If they turn up

 

[172traindriver]

No problem here.
I just checked online and the earliest appointment I can get to see a doctor, at our local medical centre, is 0850 tomorrow morning.
That's no bloody good to me - I never get out of bed before 9am!

Oh dear, alarm required then

 

[welsh dragon]

No problem here.
I just checked online and the earliest appointment I can get to see a doctor, at our local medical centre, is 0850 tomorrow morning.
That's no bloody good to me - I never get out of bed before 9am!

We might be able to get an appointment for 0850 as well, but it might be 0850 in 3 weeks time if we are lucky.

 

[172traindriver]

We might be able to get an appointment for 0850 as well, but it might be 0850 in 3 weeks time if we are lucky.

Youll be better by then

 

[welsh dragon]

Youll be better by then

Better or dead.

 

[Dirk]

We might be able to get an appointment for 0850 as well, but it might be 0850 in 3 weeks time if we are lucky.

The medical centre made an urgent appointment for me by text about a month ago. I hadn't a clue what it was about, but it came a week after my regular blood tests. That got me worried!
I turned up, went into the docs office and he said - 'Hi - what can I do for you today?'.
I said - 'I don't know, you called me in'.
He hadn't a clue what it was about either!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I think sometimes an appointment with the Pope would be easier. Our surgery is geared to those who can go and wait outside the door at 10am in the hope, which is fine if you do not have a job or not too ill. They do run an out of hours emergency system in Louth 20 miles away without a bus service.

The surgery my Good Lady uses, the one I moved away from, has a system of handing out appointments twice a day, 8:30 and 12:30, and most days you have to go into the surgery and sit in a queue in the waiting room till they call people up to the desk.

 

[classic33]

The medical centre made an urgent appointment for me by text about a month ago. I hadn't a clue what it was about, but it came a week after my regular blood tests. That got me worried!
I turned up, went into the docs office and he said - 'Hi - what can I do for you today?'.
I said - 'I don't know, you called me in'.
He hadn't a clue what it was about either!

Been there, more than once. Always after blood tests, twice on the day they did the tests. Ex forces Doctor, so not likely to be bothered over something routine.


Appointments made by the person who phoned me.

 

[PaulSB]

Only worse unfortunately, unless you pay to go private

I think the discussion is around GP appointments and doubt if private GPs will ever exist. If they did affordability would be zero.

However when you really need the NHS, as I have three times in the last 10-12 years, the service is superb in Lancashire. There are many problems but these dedicated people will do everything possible to solve one's issue.

We should all be fighting for the NHS.

 

[classic33]

I think the discussion is around GP appointments and doubt if private GPs will ever exist. If they did affordability would be zero.

However when you really need the NHS, as I have three times in the last 10-12 years, the service is superb in Lancashire. There are many problems but these dedicated people will do everything possible to solve one's issue.

We should all be fighting for the NHS.

Step away from the phone!

You should be sound asleep now.