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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AliC" data-source="post: 333035" data-attributes="member: 53057">Hi World HereafterThe way your GP was was bang out of order.  Sorry to hear that.If you were interested in going down the route of complaint, you can also contact the patient liaison service (PALS)My wife did some work for them at the NHS and they take the complaints seriously.  She also said that when she has been a patient herself and once mentioned PALS to someone when she felt she wasn't being adequately supported, she noticed a change in their behaviour as if they were like "ooh I better knuckle down and do this better".I don't want to suggest you should use it as a threat - far from it, just that it's an option if you needed another.  If you like your GP which it sounds like you do generally, then maybe go through it again with them and you might catch them having a better day.  Maybe the letter would help - I guess you have nothing to lose in writing that either way.  They're human too, and I would imagine under huge constraints with budgets and economic **** etc., when they probably just want to help people.I dunno man - that sucks - but hey you can vent here too <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />PS. Indy51 - thanks for the welcome!</blockquote>

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