@gennepher
You have my full sympathy, but me and me's cannot offer any sensible suggestions apart from change your non existence gp's.to a dr populated practice.
Take care.
Thanks Alf.
But I am afraid all the GP practises round here , for quite some miles, are now doctorless surgeries
@alf_Josiah
So alas no to that idea...
I had already been looking.
They take patients from a designated area.
EDIT: This is from the NHS on 27 July 2021 on my so called GP practice.
"Update on measures we are taking to improve access to appointments at ______________ (my GP practice)
From Rob Smith – Area Director (East).
I understand how frustrated and concerned many patients are at the current situation and I would like to thank them for their patience and understanding as we work to improve the situation.
We have no plans to close the practice, and we are taking a range of actions to improve the service.
These include upgrades to telephone and clinical computer systems, intensive efforts to recruit GPs and Advanced Nurse Practitioners, and extending the availability of Urgent Primary Care Centres at Mold and Wrexham.
Upgrades to the telephone and clinical computer system
The practice is currently using an outdated telephone and computer system which makes it difficult to attract locum doctors, receive remote support from neighbouring practices, and manage call volumes from patients...
We are also working to upgrade the clinical computer system to the more widely used EMIS service. Using this more recognised clinical computer system will make it easier to attract locum doctors to work at the surgery.
Mold Minor Injuries Unit and Wrexham Maelor Hospital are continuing to alleviate pressure on GP surgeries across Flintshire and Wrexham, including _______(my practice)"
And so this information goes on. It has been like this, a doctorless surgery, and going on since 2019. All these empty promises from the NHS the last 3years. Other GP surgeries in this area have exactly the same problem. And they are GP less.
There is no GP practice in this area to move to from this at this time.
It feels completely hopeless.
Recently I had to use e-consult (online), I had a problem which pharmacist couldn't help with, so I was advised to use e-consult online, which was a nightmare to navigate. I had to go to one hospital 7 miles away for a nurse to assess me (there are now no doctors at this particular hospital and it is nurse led), and then was sent to another one 16 miles away, where I saw an actual doctor and got antibiotics for my problem. If I didn't drive and have a car I would have been totally stuck to access NHS so called medical services, which the local GP practice in my town should have provided.
I have written to the local MP.