Been getting a lot of pain in my arm for a few weeks,today I finally got round to ringing the docs,ended up on hold for 15 minutes to be told at the end
"All our appointments have gone,try again tomorrow"

That'll be the last time you get in the way of my zinger drives at footy!!!

Seriously though, when did doctors become so useless?

Obviously i've only been ringing them for myself for a few years now, but they are totally useless.

Can't book an appointment for in a few days time, whats all that about?

GPs have far too much power now. They call the shots. Their wages have increased at a crazy rate over the last few years, yet they do less 'unsociable' hours than ever before.

I really hope a load of Polish medics start to show the buggers how to do the job properly for a fair wage but I can't see the BMA sanctioning it somehow.

we recently changed gp's as the one opposite netto are useless could never get appointments unless it was 3 or 4 days later we moved to dr ray on the corner of murray st/ victoria road we can get appointments on the day and they do a sat morning for people who work mon - fri.
i think the appointments are easy for us as the daughter is a receptionist in there

Same here Mr Mutley, makes me wonder how folk let other surgeries get away with treating them like shit instead of just moving doctors.

The docs are annoying with this line, i'm sure our receptionists just turn of the ringer on the phone from around 8.30 - 11.30 and even then when they do decide to answer ...No appointments

fret not, help is at hand, if you need to see a doc and are not bothered about who you see you can always pop to the new drop-in center at the victoria road health center

doesnt matter which doc's your in, just pop in, fill out a quick form and you'll be seen quite quick...i'm afraid if you just need to book in your check up/get a repeat prescription your still tied to the ill fated no appointment systems

you dont want to mess with doctor dream.

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