Don't want the thread to break the posting guidelines by discussing medical matters but just wondering generally how much time people are allowed for their visits to G.P.s these days?
I've noticed since Covid that because they are under pressure and there's a shortage of G.P.s they seem to be rushing people in and out a lot quicker. A few friends have complained that they are lucky if they get 10 minutes to their visit even though they are paying €70 or more. We're led to believe that they are so busy that they don't want people making unnecessary appointments but even if you do go along to them they rush people in and out.
I've read online that practices in the U.K. allow one item to be discussed per visit and that a second appointment is necessary to discuss more complaints which seems mad. So if you go along for a repeat prescription do you have to make another appointment to have your blood pressure checked?
I was speaking to someone recently who told me that their G.P. practice had been taken over by a large U.K. organisation and visits are timed to an exact 10 minutes. If they go over that time the secretaries knock on the door to move things along. The doctors don't approve of this rule and will sometimes continue discussing the medical problem.
Feel sorry for anyone who say might be suffering from depression and needs to have a chat but are rushed in and out.
I've noticed since Covid that because they are under pressure and there's a shortage of G.P.s they seem to be rushing people in and out a lot quicker. A few friends have complained that they are lucky if they get 10 minutes to their visit even though they are paying €70 or more. We're led to believe that they are so busy that they don't want people making unnecessary appointments but even if you do go along to them they rush people in and out.
I've read online that practices in the U.K. allow one item to be discussed per visit and that a second appointment is necessary to discuss more complaints which seems mad. So if you go along for a repeat prescription do you have to make another appointment to have your blood pressure checked?
I was speaking to someone recently who told me that their G.P. practice had been taken over by a large U.K. organisation and visits are timed to an exact 10 minutes. If they go over that time the secretaries knock on the door to move things along. The doctors don't approve of this rule and will sometimes continue discussing the medical problem.
Feel sorry for anyone who say might be suffering from depression and needs to have a chat but are rushed in and out.