Pretty much, yes. Which isn't a perfect system either, but it's easier than setting up something like the German system or whatever. You'd also have to include a minimum service level so you don't end up with the same issues people are having with dentists at the moment.A bit like having NHS treatment at the dentist.
I don't think it's a secret that other systems for paying for healthcare exist. However I suspect we'll end up with exactly the type of system favoured by all the interested parties that are bunging money to MPs and that will be the one that makes them the most money.The problem is that any notion of paying for healthcare at the point of use is treated as if it would become the US system overnight because of either people not getting that other systems exist or not trusting the government.
I can't blame you. I thought of doing that myself recently but fortunately it wasn't necessary. Of course that's been exactly the plan for the last 13 years. Run the NHS down to the point that enough people will welcome a privatised system.A bit like having NHS treatment at the dentist.
Personally I have been using a two tier medical system for a while now because GP services have been so bad. I have been using private GP's and apps for minor things and my NHS GP for the bigger things.
Thankfully, I can't remember the last time I was unwell enough to need a GP appointment but I'd ring at 8.30am only to be in a queue and sometimes be offered an appointment over a month away.Got to admit that i never had a problem getting a GP appointment when i needed one. I go down to the GP surgery in the morning around 7:30 and can get an appointment if i need one that day. I hear some presenters on radio speaking about waiting a week or more for a GP appointment. Find that hard to believe, but maybe they are right. I have heard from people who struggle to get a NHS dentist these days though, especially if you never had a NHS dentist to begin with.
That is surprising to me. It used to be similar for me too, phone appointment or call at 8am and never get through, but the receptionist said if i could go down at 7-7:30am or thereabouts they could book me in same day.Thankfully, I can't remember the last time I was unwell enough to need a GP appointment but I'd ring at 8.30am only to be in a queue and sometimes be offered an appointment over a month away.
I can get within 2 weeks if I'm lucky but the only same day appointment I've ever got is a telephone one. Which is fine enough as I've never had anything serious.
I needed a GP appointment last year - I called in August and the first appointment I could get was in October. The issue wasn’t ‘urgent’ as such but that’s not an unusual wait in my area, although we do have a known issue with far too few GPs and too small a hospital for the local population. For my issue I’ve ended up needing fairly regular appointments with a specialist nurse every six weeks or so whilst we sort out medication (and my experience with the nurse is way, way better than it was with the original GP). I will say that once you’re in the system getting appointment is much easier, but that actually getting that first appointment is terrifyingly hard, especially if something is chronic rather than acute.Got to admit that i never had a problem getting a GP appointment when i needed one. I go down to the GP surgery in the morning around 7:30 and can get an appointment if i need one that day. I hear some presenters on radio speaking about waiting a week or more for a GP appointment. Find that hard to believe, but maybe they are right. I have heard from people who struggle to get a NHS dentist these days though, especially if you never had a NHS dentist to begin with.
I see. We don't have that ability at my local GP or I've never been told about it. That's another issue. There isn't the same access across the country.That is surprising to me. It used to be similar for me too, phone appointment or call at 8am and never get through, but the receptionist said if i could go down at 7-7:30am or thereabouts they could book me in same day.
Yeah that is an issue. It isn't consistent across the country. I was just surprised to hear that people are waiting weeks for a GP appt. But according to some on here, including yourself, it seems to be a legit problem.I see. We don't have that ability at my local GP or I've never been told about it. That's another issue. There isn't the same access across the country.
Certainly where I live it’s an issue. It’s not just waiting for an appointment, it’s actually being able to book one. If you call past a certain time in the day you’ll simply be told to try again tomorrow. It can take a couple of weeks just to get an appointment unless you say it’s urgent, and then you start the wait for the actual appointment. What also annoys me is that GPs (at least in my area) are so strict about catchment areas. I used to be registered with probably the closest local surgery that was right on a bus route for me, but then they told me I’d have to move because they’d redrawn their catchment area to accommodate some newly built estates. Now I’m registered with a practice that’s a lot further away and isn’t that accessible by public transport, and on the couple of occasions when I’ve been offered a face to face appointment I’ve only been able to see a GP at a partner surgery that’s even further away. It just doesn’t make sense - home visits are unheard of now, I’m young-ish and relatively healthy and you’d think that the nearest GP would be happy to get the money for having me on the books!Yeah that is an issue. It isn't consistent across the country. I was just surprised to hear that people are waiting weeks for a GP appt. But according to some on here, including yourself, it seems to be a legit problem.
This really frightens me cos of a past medical problem. I would have been loathe to ring 999 when a simple prescription would have stabilized me in a few days.Certainly where I live it’s an issue. It’s not just waiting for an appointment, it’s actually being able to book one. If you call past a certain time in the day you’ll simply be told to try again tomorrow. It can take a couple of weeks just to get an appointment unless you say it’s urgent, and then you start the wait for the actual appointment. What also annoys me is that GPs (at least in my area) are so strict about catchment areas. I used to be registered with probably the closest local surgery that was right on a bus route for me, but then they told me I’d have to move because they’d redrawn their catchment area to accommodate some newly built estates. Now I’m registered with a practice that’s a lot further away and isn’t that accessible by public transport, and on the couple of occasions when I’ve been offered a face to face appointment I’ve only been able to see a GP at a partner surgery that’s even further away. It just doesn’t make sense - home visits are unheard of now, I’m young-ish and relatively healthy and you’d think that the nearest GP would be happy to get the money for having me on the books!
I really hope you’re being sarcastic…But he' s soon going to have another little one to add to his progeny so #Be Kind?
He was so ill with Covid too.
And the vaccine rollout as super quick.
Where's Volodymyr whenyou need him? Has he gone to Iceland?
Oh I am!I really hope you’re being sarcastic…
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey says a woman can 'quite clearly' have a penis
A caller called Mary asked him on LBC to explain 'what is a woman', saying she was a tactical voter - a group which could help the Lib Dems pick off Tory seats at the next general election.www.dailymail.co.uk
This is such tosh. What self respecting woman will vote in a man who says that women can ‘quite clearly’ have a penis. How bloody backwards are we that we have to ask our political leaders if they know what a woman is? It’s so frustrating and ridiculous.
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