Somrthing has got me !

[Stryder5]

Continued from my previous post......

I’ll give you some examples:-

My current Cancer Clinic building was purpose built probably 5 years or so ago. It’s work flow totally bemuses me. Files are kept 2oo metres from Reception. When you enter Reception someone has to go and retrieve your file for distribution to phlebotomy or treatment, probably returning the same 200 metres. The file has to be returned the same distance to Consultant, then back to file store. That’s about 4 different people handling the same file over distance. If the files were stored at the back of Reception ( still in a secure environment). The phlebotomists located next to Reception etc etc....

My cardiac department is kinda chaotic. When you see your Consultant and lets say ( as in my case Pacemaker) some treatment is required the Consultant will use a dictaphone to dictate a letter for his Secretary (think old fashioned) to type. This letter is distributed INTERNALLY to various functionaries. This goes to Coronary dept. that put you on a LIST for appointment. The updated list is sent to Booking for them to confirm and allocate dates and times. This confirmation may not be relayed back to Coronary Dept or to patient. It’s difficult to find out if your on a list as there’s no Governance on the process.

I’ll now refrain from further examples, but it’s true to say that the NHS is dated, mismanaged and out of control on spending. Throwing money at it is a total waste.

Staffing levels and allocation is farcical.

Gary

[Made in 1968]

I would rather suffer than see a doctor.

[dave2010]

I’ll now refrain from further examples, but it’s true to say that the NHS is dated, mismanaged and out of control on spending. Throwing money at it is a total waste.

Staffing levels and allocation is farcical.

I think it depends where in the UK you are. When my parents were still alive, I would take them down to their doctors' surgery. There was a reception area with some form of tickets. I assumed that these were to somehow allocate time with the doctors, but no - they were to allow you to speak to the receptionists. If you didn't take a ticket you'd not even be able to talk to the people behind the desk. Never seen anything like that before or since - totally rubbish. When we eventually managed to see doctors, the doctors were actually rather good. This is often the way, but the admin in some GP clinics/surgeries in many areas is really very poor.

[struth]

You book yourself in on a touch screen at mine. Appointments are getting harder to get now since the area got a lot bigger with new housing and no new practice to handle the thousands extra folk.. Plus a lot of foreign folk who slow things down too.
A few years ago u could get an appointment same day pretty much any day.
They won't come to house either now

[Made in 1968]

I was off work for a bit with my Knee, i could not walk without a bad limp & a lot of walking was involved. You would not believe how many different causes the doctor came up with everytime i complained. The laughable thing is i went on a diet [Without a recommendation] & soon as i lost a stone it was like gone.. Symptoms from a text book thats all they are. Frikin useless

[dave2010]

I would rather suffer than see a doctor.

I think that approach can be disastrous, though it depends. Several of my friends have felt ill, then gone to hospital, then died. From this my view is that going to hospital is not a good idea.

OTOH sometimes doctors can be really helpful, and get things fixed. People who are in pain, or have other difficult problems should probably give doctors a try. Deciding that you're never going to do that might turn out to be really stupid. In the case of "our" patient, he really does need to get his eye looked at. If antibiotics can clear the problem up it should be relatively painless, and a fairly quick solution. Ignoring problems like that can create really serious issues.

[Audio Al]

The chemist advise I use Optrex infected eye drops , Looks to have helped as the red is reducing along with the discharge

[Barry]

The chemist advise I use Optrex infected eye drops , Looks to have helped as the red is reducing along with the discharge

That's good news Al. I'm really surprised your doctor didn't do anything for you.

The last time I went to my surgery for a flu jab, the nurse said I had an eye infection and prescribed some ointment for it. It was pretty powerful stuff (it contained mercury) and the infection cleared up in three days.

[Audio Al]

2 tablets into the 5 day course and I think I am coming out the other side

[Pigmy Pony]

That's the ticket, you'll be back to your regular insomnia before you know it