Problems with New GP Surgery

[Rita16]

Yep, sounds about right with GP surgeries!

 

[lessci]

i feel all your pain. My Gp's have recently started to hound me too, over various results, I've got an elevated red blood cell count so they referred me to the haematologist for further investigation. Most recent bloods - still high, obviously no one had read the letter which had been attached to my notes about the on going tests and a phone call that I needed to make an urgent appointment. 2 weeks later, one of the Dn's at the surgery phone tell me I need to have a Hba1c, again they haven't read/checked my notes, I'd had a Fructosamine test as my dodgy blood could have been affecting the results. I politely pointed this out, they then looked and said that the results were now in, so I made an appointment with the "sensible" DN

 

[Hopeful34]

I’m actually seeing a specialist at the hospital next Tuesday..
which is great because I have an eye checkup an hour before at the same hospital then I just walk round the corner to the diabetic centre?

You wouldn't be out of the eye clinic in an hour at my local hospital. It's usually anywhere between 2-4 hours!

 

[Rita16]

Ditto! But at least at my local hospital my specialists for eyes and for diabetes are great, they listen and generally take on board what i'm saying.

 

[Hopeful34]

The diabetes team are brilliant, and usually the eye department are very good, but unfortunately the last couple of visits to the eye clinic weren't great, simply because the new registrar didn't listen. (clinic letter wasn't a true record of what I'd said either).

 

[Jaylee]

You wouldn't be out of the eye clinic in an hour at my local hospital. It's usually anywhere between 2-4 hours!

My lot are pretty quick at my ophthalmology department.
They open at 8.30 I got the first slot. Normally take 8.30 or 9am? Less chance of a backlog..

Infact when I did the anti VEGF jabs at 9 I was out 5 minutes before my appointment was actually due on at least 2 occasions.?