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<blockquote data-quote="DavidGrahamJones" data-source="post: 1621933" data-attributes="member: 245335"><p>I hope everybody is communicating their thoughts and feelings to the only people that can actually do something about it. The GP!</p><p></p><p>I had hoped that some might realise that 10 minutes really isn't enough time to read notes and see a patient. I've heard so many going on about how they can't get an appointment for weeks and weeks. Lets give GPs 10 minutes between patients so they can read up on people's notes. My reckoning is that it will double waiting time for appointments, so we need twice as many GPs. My surgery has 4,500 patients (low by modern day standards) and 3 part time lady doctors. I can see any one of those doctors and I don't expect them to know my medical history intimately. </p><p></p><p>When prescribing antibiotics they will always ask me if I'm allergic to penicillin, even though my notes say I am (I'm not) and whatever they prescribe they would check for contraindications, but only if they had to prescribe.</p><p></p><p>Seems I'm not alone in thinking GPs need more time, see what they have to say at <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38881464" target="_blank">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38881464</a>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DavidGrahamJones, post: 1621933, member: 245335"] I hope everybody is communicating their thoughts and feelings to the only people that can actually do something about it. The GP! I had hoped that some might realise that 10 minutes really isn't enough time to read notes and see a patient. I've heard so many going on about how they can't get an appointment for weeks and weeks. Lets give GPs 10 minutes between patients so they can read up on people's notes. My reckoning is that it will double waiting time for appointments, so we need twice as many GPs. My surgery has 4,500 patients (low by modern day standards) and 3 part time lady doctors. I can see any one of those doctors and I don't expect them to know my medical history intimately. When prescribing antibiotics they will always ask me if I'm allergic to penicillin, even though my notes say I am (I'm not) and whatever they prescribe they would check for contraindications, but only if they had to prescribe. Seems I'm not alone in thinking GPs need more time, see what they have to say at [URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38881464[/URL]. [/QUOTE]
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