Hi
@Angusc, Some GPs fax through a script to the pharmacy if it is urgent. The fact that your GP reportedly did not return calls from your pharmacist shows that that system is dysfunctional when it comes to getting urgent things done. Maybe the pharmacy needs to establish a code system whereby the urgent script is marked that way and sent to doctor AND practice manager with a deadline. Script done and faxed a.s.a.p.
I know others have suggested that you contact the GP, practice manager, in an escalating fashion. That may work as well, though if your GP is slack you may still be left waiting.
There are complaint mechanisms also if your troubles recur.
But perhaps ask the practice manager to ensure your GP does not make the same mistake again. What is on his computer regarding your scripts needs alteration and some alert to ensure the prescription is correct.
As you like to run your own diabetes you might like to check your scripts too, as soon as they are handed to you so that any mistakes are rectified then and there. Do not leave the room until things are done properly.
On a broader note, I am amazed at the problems those in UK seem to have at times about obtaining test strips and sometimes medication without the fear of running out.
I guess it comes down to #@**&%% economics. But you have need more tests strips due to illness etc - who dares to ration your test strips or assume that all diabetics only need X amount of insulin per week or month?
Do you have to prove you dropped a bottle or two of insulin and that it was not deliberate? Or am I mistaken in thinking that Big Brother is starting to count beans more assiduously and that patients more and more are being regarded like drug addicts, needing to justify their supply and use of medication and other things.?