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Lamont D

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Type of diabetes
Reactive hypoglycemia
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I do not have diabetes
Had my first long awaited phone conversation with my new named gp, yesterday evening.
Enlightening!
It was supposed to be Thursday but as he explained, things are still up in the air!
Which means, that the surgery is still struggling with the organisation of this group practice from taking over the last practice I was with.
From my last practice having one building and up to four GP's at one time, now over multiple surgeries, over forty GP's covering a lot of the local area, which is quite large.
Amongst these doctors is the one, who has been brilliant to me over the past few years.
So I hope, I will once again have her as my GP. Mainly because she has an understanding of my conditions and my treatment.
Unfortunately, a face to face appointment will not be arranged till the New Year. But he is again getting in touch with a neurosurgeon, for an appointment asap! For my neck and arms.

Has anyone else got such a large practise as this, as big as this one I am in?
 
Mine merged a couple years ago. About 6 surgeries, and I believe more will be joining soon. It’s like a ccg all on its own (yes I know they’ve been upgraded in terminology now too). I’ve no idea who my named gp is and haven’t done for years. Rarely see the same dr twice or even for continuity of the same problem but I do see someone or get a text or phone call following an econsult fairly promptly.
 
Yeah, my phone appointment was arranged through econsult and I had to get around (lie) the questions a few times, as it was programmed to sending me to A&E department. Etc
Trying to ring at 8am, is a bit of a joke. And if you do get through, it has in the last couple of months been a locum. With no training in RH. Or phone back tomorrow. Even the econsult is limited now!

Hoping things get better soon, but if it's anything like what the government's track record has been, it will only get worse or be on strike!
 
If you go through the phones I understand they do the econsult for you so you need to be happy to disclose the relevant info. Not tried it myself though so I’m not sure if there’s an urgent or private bypass available. And yes I’ve had to tweek answers on many occasions for me or family that I KNOW don’t need A&E and explain in the “anything else we should know“ box at the end. Sadly many a call has proved they barely read the econsult though.
 
Resurgam said:
Mine became one of an amalgamation and things were arranged all over the district, but they soon stopped that as people were getting lost or turning up at the wrong place.
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I think it’s the drs that shuffle around various surgeries more than patients for us. And as so much is done by the triage team via econsult and on phones now I guess location is less of an issue than it was. It is better than it was before they merged getting advice/help overall despite being a long way from ideal with continuity and the admin is shockingly slow and make basic mistakes a lot though.
 
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