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GP service, lazy bastards
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Originally posted by tarbera View PostWhy not just get a new non dumbo eared wife?Originally posted by woohoo View PostFound it hard enough getting this one and in all respects apart from her ear she is bloody brilliant. She is a 5ft blonde full of evil menace.How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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Originally posted by Troll View PostAt the very least you should quit using the ears as grab handles during BJ'sComment
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Originally posted by woohoo View PostTook them two weeks to speak to us, anyway the letter we received today didn't addresses any of the complaints and I can't see how they can improve their service if they don't acknowledge the problems.Will work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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Originally posted by psychocandy View PostThat's just the problem. NHS is crap, no-one cares and you're frowned on if you complain because its the "good old nhs".
Originally posted by scooterscot View PostMove to a proper postcode for better service.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostEverybody just accepts the crapness and mindless inefficiency of it all.
Being able to see people the next day or next week would require an excess of capacity in the system to keep appointments free. That excess capacity has been systematically eliminated to lower costs and improve "efficiency". So the "crapness" of the service is largely a result of mindless efficiency drives applied
without thought for the consequences.
I do think there is scope for improvement with computerisation of the whole process, at the moment a lot of stuff is in the dark ages when going from GP to hospital or between hospitals or trusts, but in general it seems "efficiency" is a euphemism for freeze the budget and let the chips fall where they may. There seems to be little scope or appetite for actual investment in innovation to improve the process.While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostI don't think it's crap, it's just imperfect.
You think having a malformed postcode is the problem?"Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark TwainComment
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Originally posted by doodab View PostWhile I agree that it's crap I can't agree that it's "mindlessly inefficient". In fact it's because it's efficient that it's crap for the end user.
Being able to see people the next day or next week would require an excess of capacity in the system to keep appointments free. That excess capacity has been systematically eliminated to lower costs and improve "efficiency". So the "crapness" of the service is largely a result of mindless efficiency drives applied
without thought for the consequences.
I do think there is scope for improvement with computerisation of the whole process, at the moment a lot of stuff is in the dark ages when going from GP to hospital or between hospitals or trusts, but in general it seems "efficiency" is a euphemism for freeze the budget and let the chips fall where they may. There seems to be little scope or appetite for actual investment in innovation to improve the process.
If scooter were in charge he'd sack all the bureaucrats / managers and use that money to spend on much need equipment / facilities instead."Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark TwainComment
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Originally posted by doodab View PostWhile I agree that it's crap I can't agree that it's "mindlessly inefficient". In fact it's because it's efficient that it's crap for the end user.
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Originally posted by scooterscot View PostIf scooter were in charge he'd sack all the bureaucrats / managers and use that money to spend on much need equipment / facilities instead.
Equipment is useless without people to use it, so you need to look at the nurse / patient and doctor / patient ratio. You also need to look at the handover between organisations (because there are a LOT of them involved, the NHS isn't monolithic) and it's almost entirely based on writing letters. For a GP to book an appointment for a scan or to see a consultant takes ages because that's how long sending all the letters and faxes takes. In the hospital I was in it usually happens on the same day or day after, or as soon as medically practical, because they have direct access to the booking systems that the GP doesn't.
For my GP the only gateway to accelerate the process was to refer me to an "acute admissions unit" which is kind of like an A&E department that takes referrals from GPs and consultants that are considered likely to need admission.Last edited by doodab; 21 March 2014, 16:25.While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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