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Posted

There is a notice in the doctors about people missing appointments and how it's bad.

 

I booked in over two weeks ago with the nurse for a flu jab. Didn't want it but I have to for my job.

Got there at about 1355 for a 1400 appointment but the automated thing was switched off so spoke to reception. Oh yes go and wait please.

Now I'm a grumpy twat that hates waiting for anything but I know they are busy and I really appreciate getting it for free* and all that but after being sat there for 20 minutes I was proper fucked off.

 

Back to reception:

"have I been forgotten my appointment was ages ago"

"er no you were booked on the system at 1357 but there's a note to another nurse asking why you're here"

 

Flu jab as it said on the computer so the receptionist says she'll go get the nurse for me now. Five minutes later I'm still sat there with no fucker coming to explain anything.

 

Back to reception, told them to cancel and I'll just make a complaint.

 

It wasn't receptions fault but why not just come and speak to me instead of just doing fuck all?

Posted

I've made one appointment in the last 25 years to see a GP. Appt. available in four days. Now I'm on a surgery waiting list. That was two months ago and not a word heard since. Luckily it's not life threatening, but no ones bothered to ask if it's life or work limiting.

 

The last time in 1990"was in my first year at university when, obviously exposed to a lot of new bacteria and viruses I developed tonsillitis ( not for the last time).

Posted
  On 04/12/2015 at 00:35, beko1987 said:

Charlie has bronchiolitis. They tried 6 times to get a canuler in him, I had to leave in the end as I started to cry too much, amy took over which i feel bad about as she hates it even more and their going for his head now...

Sat in the car composing myself before i go back in

I'm sure he will be ok. But it's horrible watching any child suffer - more so when it's your own.

Posted

Fucking weather, its shit, its rained here for 29 days out of the last 30 and is blowing a gale again, I have no room in the garage to work on cars, one of the cars needs immediate work :( the roof at work is leaking, its my job to fix it and its not straightforward as we are open 24 hours, its times like this I wish I was back living in Spain.

Posted
  On 04/12/2015 at 20:04, AlabamaShrimp said:

but after being sat there for 20 minutes I was proper fucked off...

 

Good grief!

 

Is the British health system so good that if your doctor runs late by only 20 minutes that becomes annoying?

 

Don't ever go to a doctor in Australia.

Posted

Yeah honestly we have it absolutely peachy here compared to most of the world, especially our main competitor the USA.

 

For example over here if you have say a mega sore throat, so bad you can't eat for days.

Phone doctors, get an appointment , it's usually the same day round here especially if you're in a tangle.

Once you arrive you'll wait for maybe 30 mins to an hour max to see the doctor, where they do an honest assessment of you and send you on your way, perhaps with a £9 prescription.

 

Same thing in America without health insurance would cost £600+, with the doctor probably prescribing something he's  getting a backhander for, and it would cost you £100+

With health insurance you might get away with only spending £250.

 

I got Strep Throat when I was on Holiday in California. It was mega bad and I couldn't eat, talk or swallow. Before it got so bad I tried to book in to doctors and they all had a week+ wait, so I tried to wait, but in the end it got so bad I had to go to hospital because I hadn't drank anything for 24 hours.

I waited 5 hours to be assessed, spent 10 minutes being assessed and prescribed a couple of things to reduce the swelling and rehydrate me.

 

The bill for 10 minutes care and a weeks worth of tablets was $9000. 

Posted
  On 04/12/2015 at 22:51, Major Bellend said:

Good grief!

 

Is the British health system so good that if your doctor runs late by only 20 minutes that becomes annoying?

 

Don't ever go to a doctor in Australia.

It isn't the time as I waited longer with my son last week when he needed to see the doctor.

It's the not been spoken to and told what's going on. If they wanted to know why I was there just come and ask don't just leave me there up still keep seeing other people.

As I was seeing the nurse it would have taken about 5 minutes as normal

Posted
  On 05/12/2015 at 01:06, AlabamaShrimp said:

It isn't the time as I waited longer with my son last week when he needed to see the doctor.

It's the not been spoken to and told what's going on. If they wanted to know why I was there just come and ask don't just leave me there up still keep seeing other people.

As I was seeing the nurse it would have taken about 5 minutes as normal

 

I honestly don't understand why you would expect any better.

 

But I'm from a very different country, where waiting for an extra hour or two beyond your booked time without any explanation is the norm.

Posted
  On 04/12/2015 at 23:05, cobblers said:

...in America...The bill for 10 minutes care and a weeks worth of tablets was $9000.

It's was only ten minutes to you, but that ten minutes is that doctors entire day's earnings, as he probably spent the rest of the day solving murders. Over here, doctors have a much easier life treating patients and such-they don't deserve to be paid as much. Meanwhile, all our murders go unsolved as our police don't have their dads to help them.

 

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Think yourself very, very lucky, Americans.

Posted
  On 04/12/2015 at 20:04, AlabamaShrimp said:

but after being sat there for 20 minutes I was proper fucked off.

 

 

20 minutes its the NHS Man!! Lordy I spend 4 / 5 hours every 3 weeks having infusions - 20 minutes thats a luxury (Cue Monty Python comments )

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  On 03/12/2015 at 17:49, fordperv said:

Guess what 4 hours later and still not activated, rung them again and spoke to a chap who was actually being honest about things so there's a bonus. Still annoyed though

  1. goto settings (spanner)
  2. highlight picture
  3. key in "0,1,select"
  4. scroll to "install"
  5. select "new install" and follow instructions therein

needs to be connected to interweb to perform "callback" to activate sky card

Posted
  On 04/12/2015 at 23:05, cobblers said:

Same thing in America without health insurance would cost £600+, with the doctor probably prescribing something he's getting a backhander for, and it would cost you £100+

With health insurance you might get away with only spending £250.

 

I shall write a complaint to my health insurance company immediately telling them that have got it all wrong! Why only three weeks ago I went to see my doctor and the rascal had the cheek to see me on time! On time I say! If that wasn't bad enough he sat and talked with me for about 40 minutes and didn't try to make me feel he was too busy to spend time with me. And, as if that wasn't bad enough I only had to make a $20 co-pay... the bastard. I tell you, standards are slipping...

 

And I am pretty certain he found time to solve a murder or two.

Posted
  On 05/12/2015 at 01:47, AlabamaShrimp said:

If it's normal what's the point in booking a time or turning up for it?

Agree with you, why shouldn't people expect a basic level of service from the NHS. GPs in particular and their receptionists seem to think that you should be grateful that they've deigned to let you across the threshold. We all pay through the nose for the privilege

 

I've always had better service abroad, not necessarily better treatment or care but always better service

 

ETA I'm not just NHS bashing, I think free at the point of use medical treatment is the mark of a truly civilised society

Posted

Come on guys are your life's that busy that you can't stand to wait for half an hour to get a free yes free jab, my gripe with the docs is I have a shufty through the mags find one sit down and just get into a story and get called up, how rude of them when I am reading.

Posted
  On 04/12/2015 at 00:35, beko1987 said:

Charlie has bronchiolitis. They tried 6 times to get a canuler in him, I had to leave in the end as I started to cry too much, amy took over which i feel bad about as she hates it even more and their going for his head now...

 

Sat in the car composing myself before i go back in

Shame mate. My wee one had it when he was young too. Horrible but they do get better quick. 

Posted

Van threw alternator belt due to seized tensioner. Looks like alternator gone too. Hey ho. Breakdown cover came in handy

Posted

You might want to supplement breakdown cover, watch out for a gypsy selling lucky heather and invest a couple of guineas.

Posted

I have an integral garage but the front bit sticks out and has its own wee bit of roof. The gutter above is blocked and its pishing water onto the edge of the bit below, near the flashing. The Mrs may* have been at me for months to get it cleaned and it may* now be dripping down the side of the wall inside the garage and getting the Astra wet. Grump at myself for being such a skinflinted berk in the first place.

Posted

Why aren't insurance companies open on a weekend?

 

I've just had one of my cars seized because I didn't have the trader's policy insurance certificate and the police couldn't get through. If the cunting police officer had allowed me to drive to my garage (or at least let them drive me) and retrieve said document, he would've seen I'm entitled to drive a car owned or used with permission from the owner. Unfortunately, I have to wait until Monday before I can sit in a car and I now have to take Monday off, take my certificate down to the police station, get them to stamp my form, and then travel to retrieve my car after paying £150 for seizing it, and £150 per day for storage (an arse fuckingly unbelievable £600).

Posted

Fucking asda pay at pump. Took the meriva up with the fuel light on to get some pez, went to tje pump, card in, all ok, pump is locked, cant remove the nozzle. Ffs. Tried a different pump and because i already authorised my card, it womt do it again for anotjer 20 mins. Sat in the shop car park now waiting 20 mins for the authorisation to clear so i can try again. Only bought 1 rolly with me too, stupid thing

Posted
  On 05/12/2015 at 10:05, garbaldy said:

Come on guys are your life's that busy that you can't stand to wait for half an hour to get a free yes free jab, my gripe with the docs is I have a shufty through the mags find one sit down and just get into a story and get called up, how rude of them when I am reading.

It's not 'free' though is it?

 

Re insurance, most are, at least on a Saturday. Is it your broker that is shut? A lot of them are still in the 1950s when it comes to opening hours

Posted
  On 05/12/2015 at 12:55, Station said:
Station, on 05 Dec 2015 - 12:55 PM, said:

Why aren't insurance companies open on a weekend?

 

I've just had one of my cars seized because I didn't have the trader's policy insurance certificate and the police couldn't get through. If the cunting police officer had allowed me to drive to my garage (or at least let them drive me) and retrieve said document, he would've seen I'm entitled to drive a car owned or used with permission from the owner. Unfortunately, I have to wait until Monday before I can sit in a car and I now have to take Monday off, take my certificate down to the police station, get them to stamp my form, and then travel to retrieve my car after paying £150 for seizing it, and £150 per day for storage (an arse fuckingly unbelievable £600).

 

 

Because ALLEGEDLY some police officers are on a backhander with the recovery companies. The storage should be £25 a day by the way, but you're still looking at £200 obviously. Even if you prove (afterwards) you're insured, they just tell you to take it up with your insurance or the DVLA and you have to pay the fine to get it back.

Posted

Little Green Rover shat its hatchback struts. No problem, new pair from eBay suitable for said Rover identified and ordered. They arrive quickly :)

 

However they are not the right ones. Rover has the metal ball fitted to the hatchback and body. The struts have these already plumbed in and are not the same type. Sigh.

Posted

This barsteward shouting, 'It's Crissssssssmusssssssssss' prematurely, regularly and annually.

Sod off, it's clearly not Crissssssssmusssssssssss yet.

 

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Posted
  On 05/12/2015 at 14:38, Cavcraft said:

Because ALLEGEDLY some police officers are on a backhander with the recovery companies. The storage should be £25 a day by the way, but you're still looking at £200 obviously. Even if you prove (afterwards) you're insured, they just tell you to take it up with your insurance or the DVLA and you have to pay the fine to get it back.

No producer?

Posted
  On 05/12/2015 at 10:19, bub2006 said:

Van threw alternator belt due to seized tensioner. Looks like alternator gone too. Hey ho. Breakdown cover came in handy

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Posted
  On 05/12/2015 at 14:21, fairkens said:

It's not 'free' though is it?

 

 

I bet your happy to pay for a slap up meal or even a night in the pub, maybe even a tank of fuel, seriously are you complaining about having to pay for the privelage of having thousands of doctors nurses, millions of pounds worth of equipment huge heated building fully kitted out and waiting just in case you trip fall crash or even have a heart attack, hmm strange outlook on life

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Posted

No, I'm complaining at you characterising it as 'free'. We all pay for it. Never said I wasn't happy to pay for it

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