I was sorry, but not at all surprised, to read that GP practices are facing a “torrent of abuse” as patient frustration boils over. There is mounting anger that a highly-rewarded, once highly-respected profession continues to insist that it is “fully open” when personal experience suggests it is hiding behind an increasingly threadbare Covid sofa. Gah!”ĭistress at being unable to see a doctor in person for well over a year has hardened into cynicism. ![]() If you can’t find your ailment in the drop-down menu, they tell you to dial 111 and, if you do eventually get through to 111, they tell you to… make an appointment to see your GP. Instead, I must fill in the eConsult, which my husband calls the eInsult. Which, in actual fact, I have tried to do for 23 successive days, picking up the phone at 8am, but the Gorgon gatekeeper says I still can’t see the doctor. I must stop ignoring the cramps and diarrhoea I’ve had for four and a half months and make an appointment to see my GP at once. ![]() What did the Department of Health think the reaction would be? “Goodness, yes, silly me. “Good luck with that!” “Yeah, right.” “You’ve got more chance of getting into Kabul airport than of breaking into our surgery.” Or simply, “What’s a GP?” Those were among the printable responses to the suggestion that anyone who may have cancer should consult their doctor. A new NHS advertising campaign offers advice for people who are experiencing a persistent cough or prolonged stomach pain: don’t hesitate to seek advice from your GP.
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