Florence48
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Hi all. Joined this thread late due to a hint in a pm. Read the opening page of posts so thought I'd chip in. Had my annual review yesterday with DN only. Absolutely useless and I needed to point to previous test results and eye screening to clarify points - if my staff had prepared lessons in such a poor manner I would have started competency proceedings. Key point I want to raise is no full blood count is routinely done on me and no one has any idea of big picture and potential interactions between issues and treatments. These forums and DR Google appear our best hope. Nursey's parting shot was if all our patients were as clued up and controlled as you we would be out of a job. Compared to many on here my control is feeble so I conclude their standards and expectations are woeful. Ideally we would not go it alone but that is like the infamous everybody thinking it is someone else's job.
Hi, I too am unhappy with my GP recently. I have only been with my GP just over a year as I moved. I feel rushed at appointments and have not had a diabetic blood test until today, at my request. I have arthritis in my hands, which prevents me being able to cut my toenails apart from hacking st the big one with kitchen scissors. I can’t afford private Chiropody as I’m on a government pension. I wear shoes a size larger to accommodate this and cotton wool between my toes as my nails cut into each other. I asked to be referred to podiatry and was told the surgery doesn’t refer to podiatry any more. I was given a telephone number of a podiatrist but they told me I had to be referred. I went back to the nurse at my surgery today and she said she would speak to the senior GP, but she thought it was in NICE guidelines and not the surgery. I find this extraordinary as diabetics are constantly told to look after their feet. If it is just a surgery rule then I could change GPs but what can I do if it’s a NICE guideline?
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