Jobsworths

[MarillionFan]

My surgery is like

'Hi can I get an appointment?'
'Is it an emergency?''

a) Yes - In that case come up in 30 minutes
b) No. In that case, this afternoon or tomorrow do you?

Now the dentist. Don't get me started on the dentist!!!

[2BIT]

All Dr's receptionists are the same

My conversations are usually like this

Me - Can I see the Dr please
Them - Why
Me - Cos I'm sick
Them - Well, how sick are you?


Then when you finally see the Dr -

Them - Why didn't you come in earlier
Me - Cos the God damn rotweiller on the desk stopped me
Them - Oh, take no notice of her

best thing to do is to lie to the receptionist each time, then when you go into the docs and they say 'ah so you have a ruptured ligament' you can say 'what?! no I have bad guts' - do this enough times and the doctor may lose all confidence in what the receptionist says

[cailin maith]

My surgery is like

'Hi can I get an appointment?'
'Is it an emergency?''

a) Yes - In that case come up in 30 minutes
b) No. In that case, this afternoon or tomorrow do you?

Now the dentist. Don't get me started on the dentist!!!

My old Dr's used to be like that Dr was great. But since we moved, we are out of their area so have to have one closer. It's tulipty.

[TheFaQQer]

Last time I rang the doctor, I expected to have to be triaged first before getting an appointment (Monday morning). Instead, she offered me 910 the same morning.

I was right up for an argument, too.

[TheFaQQer]

I would say unbelievable but sadly it is totally believable, when I started the new place it took over two weeks to get a prescription fulfilled, I had run out of meds 2 weeks before so had no meds for 4 weeks - seriously considering Bupa just never ill enough

BUPA ain't going to help that situation at all - you generally need to get a referral from your doctor before they will pay for any treatment. And a private prescription isn't cheap, either.

[mudskipper]

Yep - I don't see why I should have to tell the receptionist what is wrong with me in order to see the doctor. I won't do it any more - when they ask what's wrong with me I tell them I'll happily discuss it with a medically qualified person.

[Churchill]

Yep - I don't see why I should have to tell the receptionist what is wrong with me in order to see the doctor. I won't do it any more - when they ask what's wrong with me I tell them I'll happily discuss it with a medically qualified person.

Just tell the receptionist that you don't know and that is why you need to see the Doctor.

[MaryPoppins]

Yep - I don't see why I should have to tell the receptionist what is wrong with me in order to see the doctor. I won't do it any more - when they ask what's wrong with me I tell them I'll happily discuss it with a medically qualified person.

This is a new thing, isn't it. Baffling.

The receptionist at my old docs recently'forgot' to send a hospital referral for my son.

When I made my 7th call to ask what had happened with the referral and discovered the 'error', I turned the car round and drove 60 miles to terrorise the whoron face to face.

[2BIT]

This is a new thing, isn't it. Baffling.

The receptionist at my old docs recently'forgot' to send a hospital referral for my son.

When I made my 7th call to ask what had happened with the referral and discovered the 'error', I turned the car round and drove 60 miles to terrorise the whoron face to face.

problem is with lynch-pin staff like that is I'm afraid to upset them in case they make things difficult for me in the future, peoples in roles I tend to be nice to are receptionists, security guards, payroll, expenses, waiters, bouncers, traffic coppers, IT Depts - anyone who may possibly abuse what little power they have

i think if it was to do with kids I probably would be the same as you but otherwise would have just bottled the rage up inside me

[norrahe]

Our local surgery seems to specialise in having rude receptionists who never seem to haven't any appointments available, the doctors don't seem to give a carp and seem to reach for the prescription book before you sit down.

Some doctors even if you have private medical cover will still kick up a fuss if you want a referral to a private consultant.