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Margare93222061
Margare93222061 Online Community Member Posts: 421 Empowering
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GP really do need a  shake. We have all paid into the system but it seem to  be crumbling at its knees.GPS are well paid but we have  been short of. GPS for a  number of. Years. Talking to your. Gp over the. Phone does not give the same response . The doctors should know their patient. I am trying to get a district nurse to visit my home for the flu jab., it is like getting blood out of a stone I keep ringing the surgery

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  • janer1967
    janer1967 Online Community Member Posts: 21,922 Championing
    Your very lucky then @woodbine I've not seen a gp for 5 years now f2f 

    I've had regular hospital appts and nurse appt when I have been to surgery which I only go if toby takes me to get bloods done it's like a ghost town 

    The district nurses come out to do my covid jabs no problem . I am also under community diabetic team only had phone appts in fact only ever seen f2f once 

    I guess we have to get used to this way of working now but I understand why so many go to a&e because its the only way to see à doctor but that's not what they are there for 

    I don't know the answer apart from more GPS needed but still think the days of f2f have ended 
  • Margare93222061
    Margare93222061 Online Community Member Posts: 421 Empowering
    Hi Woodbine,
     Thank you for your response  to my topic I have great difficulty walking  I think the services of the NHS  can be a bit different depending on where yo live I very rarely go to the GP 
  • L_Volunteer
    L_Volunteer Community Volunteer Adviser, Scope Member Posts: 7,922 Championing
    I agree @Margare93222061, the NHS services can vary depending on where you live - unfortunately  :(
  • Margare93222061
    Margare93222061 Online Community Member Posts: 421 Empowering
    NHS Wales unfortunately It should be the same  a cross the board but it I not
  • Cartini
    Cartini Online Community Member Posts: 1,107 Trailblazing
    Margare93222061 said:
    NHS Wales unfortunately It should be the same  a cross the board but it I not
    Hi,
    I can`t see how it can be the same acrosse the board; NHS Wales is a completely different entity to NHS England or NHS Scotland.  They are all different since devolution, so there are bound to be differences in how they operate.
    That doesn`t, however, excuse GPs from providing face-to-face appointments.
    Andy
  • Margare93222061
    Margare93222061 Online Community Member Posts: 421 Empowering
    Yes because of the. Welsh Assembly we have our own health minister.  The  funding still comes from. London 10 Downing  Street but I do not feel the  Welsh assembly does any thing and the are al getting paid Margaret 
  • Cartini
    Cartini Online Community Member Posts: 1,107 Trailblazing
    Margare93222061 said:
    Yes because of the. Welsh Assembly we have our own health minister.  The  funding still comes from. London 10 Downing  Street but I do not feel the  Welsh assembly does any thing and the are al getting paid Margaret 
    Unfortunately most politicians, regardless of country, are the same; they only want you when they want your vote.  When they have your vote you are a non-entity to them.

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