We've been in children's a&e twice in January because it is IMPOSSIBLE to get a GP appointment. Both times it was fairly quiet, seen quickly enough, care was great. Hospital Doctor came and saw my son, gave us great advice, set up a referral of which I received an invite to a further appointment the next day. Wonderful care. Didn't seem like an NHS under pressure to me.Those opposed to striking are you happy with the current care offered?
Surely the fact you couldn't get a gp appointment is an indication of some kind of issue with the NHS?We've been in children's a&e twice in January because it is IMPOSSIBLE to get a GP appointment. Both times it was fairly quiet, seen quickly enough, care was great. Hospital Doctor came and saw my son, gave us great advice, set up a referral of which I received an invite to a further appointment the next day. Wonderful care. Didn't seem like an NHS under pressure to me.
My doctor is a dickhead pass it on. It's a medical centre that doesn't see people in person. I've no idea what they do all day there.Surely the fact you couldn't get a gp appointment is an indication of some kind of issue with the NHS?
So, what are we looking at here? Let's say remove the fee for annual registration to practice nursing. Provide car parking spaces for employees, especially at unsociable hours when buses aren't running. Improve the staff rooms and ensure better catering facilities (Pru Leith was looking in to this last year). Make the shifts patterns more stable and predictable.improve the conditions which in turn improves both recruitment AND retention.
If the NHS isn't under pressure, why do you think you can't get a GP appointment?We've been in children's a&e twice in January because it is IMPOSSIBLE to get a GP appointment. Both times it was fairly quiet, seen quickly enough, care was great. Hospital Doctor came and saw my son, gave us great advice, set up a referral of which I received an invite to a further appointment the next day. Wonderful care. Didn't seem like an NHS under pressure to me.
Probably just sit around playing board gamesMy doctor is a dickhead pass it on. It's a medical centre that doesn't see people in person. I've no idea what they do all day there.
You’ve used a service twice that’s there to provide care for life threatening/trauma injuries for something that could have been dealt with by a GP. If that’s not telling you the NHS is failing and under pressure I don’t know what will. Another case of I haven’t seen it so it mustn’t be happening.We've been in children's a&e twice in January because it is IMPOSSIBLE to get a GP appointment. Both times it was fairly quiet, seen quickly enough, care was great. Hospital Doctor came and saw my son, gave us great advice, set up a referral of which I received an invite to a further appointment the next day. Wonderful care. Didn't seem like an NHS under pressure to me.
Paeds ED is usually quiet until the schools kick out. I can only speak for adult medicine as that’s what I do, it’s very much under pressure and the service being provided is entirely suboptimalWe've been in children's a&e twice in January because it is IMPOSSIBLE to get a GP appointment. Both times it was fairly quiet, seen quickly enough, care was great. Hospital Doctor came and saw my son, gave us great advice, set up a referral of which I received an invite to a further appointment the next day. Wonderful care. Didn't seem like an NHS under pressure to me.
Emsie thinks the doctors are just sat around playing solitaire all day clearlySurely the fact you couldn't get a gp appointment is an indication of some kind of issue with the NHS?
Do you have a staff room at work? We don’t. It is now a side room for a patient.Paying the annual membership for nurses is something that could easily be achieved and wouldn't cost that much considering most nurses now work at Aldi
Parking at hospitals should be free for everyone, or at least a nominal payment. It's extortionate.
We don't have catering at my workplace I just take my own food
They’ve probably volunteered, I can’t imagine turning up to work & being told I’m being sent to a different country because there’s been a disaster.Sooooo NHS medics sent to the earth quake disaster. Firstly I'm happy they're getting help that isn't my issue.
Do we have a shortage of medics here or are they lying?
Yeah it will be MSF or similar.Is it not that medicins sans frontiers? (Sp)
They’re volunteers I think x
I've no idea but this is how it goes in my area. Call the doctors at 8am to attempt an appointment. Get through eventually and a telephone appointment is scheduled. Have telephone appointment with doctor who tells me to come to surgery.If the NHS isn't under pressure, why do you think you can't get a GP appointment?
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Probably just sit around playing board games
5pm on a Friday .. 3pm on a Wednesday.Paeds ED is usually quiet until the schools kick out. I can only speak for adult medicine as that’s what I do, it’s very much under pressure and the service being provided is entirely suboptimal
I thought you couldn’t get an appointment 🫠I've no idea but this is how it goes in my area. Call the doctors at 8am to attempt an appointment. Get through eventually and a telephone appointment is scheduled. Have telephone appointment with doctor who tells me to come to surgery.
Is this efficient? Is this the best use of time? I've technically had two appointments! But nah the NHS doesn't need an overhaul, it works just fine and everyone just needs to be paid more
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5pm on a Friday .. 3pm on a Wednesday.
This is best case scenario. If you think this is a good use of time, God help the NHS.I thought you couldn’t get an appointment 🫠
tbf I think the GP is a better judge of how to use their time than you.
Is that what anyone is arguing? I haven't seen literally anyone say that...nah the NHS doesn't need an overhaul, it works just fine and everyone just needs to be paid more
The time they have, yes possibly. When you’re underdoctored and underresourced then cases have to be triaged more effectively so doctors see the sickest people first. I think there’s many better ways things could be done but that requires proper resources, which you must know but seem to ignoreThis is best case scenario. If you think this is a good use of time, God help the NHS.
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