Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Our practise in Newhaven is rated as very good. I've never failed to get a same day appointment.
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Our practise in Newhaven is rated as very good. I've never failed to get a same day appointment.
Sick leave is a difficult one in all walks of life. How do employers sort the:
1. Liars, exaggerators, from
2. The ill.
I hope you include all forms of mental health issues in your definition of valid illness. Only a callous system/person would underplay that.
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
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interesting, we say the health service is underfunded, terrible waiting times to wide agreement, but then roundly say how easy access is and wonderful care is at the same time.
important point here is i do not want an appointment with a specifc doctor, thats their system. id be happy to see any available, not necessarily even at the same surgery, they dictate that have to be registered. or, i can use drop in which seems to dispense with these rules.
important point here is i do not want an appointment with a specifc doctor, thats their system. id be happy to see any available, not necessarily even at the same surgery, they dictate that have to be registered. or, i can use drop in which seems to dispense with these rules.
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drew
Drew
Ah, just as I suspected, talking absolute garbage.
drew
Drew
The point I was making was that some people expect to get an appointment quickly with their specific GP. I can of course only comment on my experience and that is a surgery in Burgess Hill. That said, I know there are plenty of issues and many of them could be resolved with the appropriate funding. We under fund health care in this country compared to similar economies.
We do.
(Other than the Trump/Pence American model. I don’t think their NSC supporters would fancy being ill, if living in the States).
Hastings gull
Well-known member
- Nov 23, 2013
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Yes, I am sure that is the case. On previous chats about this, I stated that I prefer the german system, but then again, they pay far more than we do. Perhaps the NHS would be better with more cash but we brits do like to have things on the cheap. Where perhaps we differ, is that I have my doubts as to whether the NHS would be much better with more money - huge state-run organisations tend not to be the most efficient, when other people's money is involved i.e, the distant taxpayer.
But it goes beyond same day appointments .... although those are difficult to get at my practise anyway. When work you sometimes want to be able to book an appointment in advance - need to warn the boss etc. My old practise didn't allow this - same day appointments only. I can't ring at 8.30 ( when I'm supposed to start work ), hope to get through and then tell my boss I'm off in an hour to go to the doctors. And don't get me started on how they can be running behind first thing in the morning ! Whole GP system is a shambles.
albion534
Well-known member
as long as people are more concerned with the anti semitism in the labour party, all the horrific things this tory government has done will be brushed under the carpet
How about being concerned with both? Fair minded people are. This government are negatiively analysed to death on NSC and in the media, failings given huge airing. That should in no way stop us attacking the scum on the left and right targeting a race of people, Jews, with their vile, or any other racial grouping.
Any touchy Labour supporters need to examine their moral compass.
I have a German relative who died of cancer in Germany. The standard of cleanliness, facilities etc in the hospital - great. The constant pushing of expensive (and profitable) treatment on someone who was teminally ill and in the late stages (a largely pointless heart operation, for instance) - not so good, according to my mother-in-law who was in the medical profession herself when she was younger.
Oh Albion, have a cup of tea and reflect on what Weststander has said. It may do you good!
Fair point, but there are occasions when it can be most beneficial to see the same doctor. I refer to mental health issues as one example. The relationship between medic and patient is pretty important in such cases and differs somewhat from seeking treatment for a simple problem such as a boil on the bottom, for instance.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
We have pre-bookable appointments as well.
Work are supposed to allow you time for medical appointments, but not every employer does.
dingodan
New member
- Feb 16, 2011
- 10,080
We definately need to school our children better.
You can't even correctly spell the STD you've named yourself after.
sydney
tinky ****in winky
and yet they have the millions required to renovate big ben and buck house.......priorities and all that ....
Hastings gull
Well-known member
- Nov 23, 2013
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and yet they have the millions required to renovate big ben and buck house.......priorities and all that ....
All governments have to balance the many priorities -it is far too simplistic to say that one area should take precedence over another.
Moshe Gariani
Well-known member
- Mar 10, 2005
- 12,070
Bollocks.
Healthcare, social services and the education of children should take priority, within reason.
Moshe for PM.........well, perhaps not!
It ain't that easy Moshe, I can't think of anybody or any Government that has managed to please all the people even most of the time.
I do believe that the prime consideration of any Government is to protect its people ,and even then, it is jolly hard for all 'the people' to decide and agree
what this really means.
Heaven help any Government !
Who'd want to be a politician? What a thankless task in this day and age.
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