Reply to: Just make sure you are sick once every five years

[Mordac]

They used to start at 7 am so I could pop in on the way to work. Once they saw me in the Lycra they knew I was doomed.

FTFY

[Mordac]

Nope government closed loads down.

I use to try and use them as well as it was much easier than seeing a doctor.

Sadly true, we have one nearby which is clinging on, if you need to see a doc on a weekend it is priceless, but under threat of closure.

[vetran]

Nope government closed loads down.

I use to try and use them as well as it was much easier than seeing a doctor.

They used to start at 7 am so I could pop in on the way to work. Once they saw me in the Lycra they knew I was worth saving.

They are very handy, stopped the abuse of A&E. Many were in town centres so they could have had a police presence and treated the drunks at the weekend.

[Hobosapien]

Nope government closed loads down.

I use to try and use them as well as it was much easier than seeing a doctor.

Oh ffs.

That was a decent quick in and out service. No doubt too efficient for the govermin, and the doctors weren't getting paid enough as the nurses could handle all the easier stuff.

[MrMarkyMark]

Not with you. We moved 50 miles and still had the same milkman.

Must be some milk float that

[Hobosapien]

You wait till you get the prostate checkup letter - seemed innocent enough, but a pub acquaintance later provided the gory details - I've sort of put it off for now...

Another reason not to bother registering with them. Gonna die sometime anyway so ignorance is bliss, if not also painful.

[SueEllen]

Though I did once drop into one of those walk in centres where they have a nurse vet the patients before forwarding them onto a doctor if the nurse can't handle the issue. No prior registration required. They're still around aren't they?

Nope government closed loads down.

I use to try and use them as well as it was much easier than seeing a doctor.

[barrydidit]

We moved 50 miles and still had the same milkman.

Your missus got on well with him eh?

[LondonManc]

What about the people who move away? People don't just come off a Dr's surgery when they die, and is the death register automated, how much would it cost to develop a system that hooks into it. The cost of printing some letters would seem inconsequential compared to a large scale IT integration like that.

Not with you. We moved 50 miles and still had the same milkman.

[Mordac]

Either you're < 45 or your local health authority doesn't work the same as some do. I get a letter inviting me for an annual checkup.

You wait till you get the prostate checkup letter - seemed innocent enough, but a pub acquaintance later provided the gory details - I've sort of put it off for now...

[Hobosapien]

Either you're < 45 or your local health authority doesn't work the same as some do. I get a letter inviting me for an annual checkup.

Maybe with all the moving about as a contractor they've been sending stuff to an old address. Another reason I've never bothered to stay registered wherever I've been based, it's not been on the list of things to sort out each time I move. Same with dentists. Whenever I need to see one I find a local one accepting new visitors.

[WTFH]

Though I did get a rather curious epistle requesting a sample of turd.

Which I've ignored twice.

Was that anything to do with the NHS, or was it just one of those "Welsh things"

I was asked for a stool sample once. Never been allowed back in the woodworking class.

[WTFH]

Dr Who?

I'm male. Last time I went to see a doctor was in my teens when hay fever was ruining my summers. Next time I see a doctor is likely when he's checking my dead corpse is really dead.

Either you're < 45 or your local health authority doesn't work the same as some do. I get a letter inviting me for an annual checkup.

[SimonMac]

So, this is Crapita's way of saving money on data cleansing? Running letters off at whatever cost per person rather than a simple death register update that is readily available?

What about the people who move away? People don't just come off a Dr's surgery when they die, and is the death register automated, how much would it cost to develop a system that hooks into it. The cost of printing some letters would seem inconsequential compared to a large scale IT integration like that.

[Hobosapien]

Dr Who?

I'm male. Last time I went to see a doctor was in my teens when hay fever was ruining my summers. Next time I see a doctor is likely when he's checking my dead corpse is really dead.

Though I did once drop into one of those walk in centres where they have a nurse vet the patients before forwarding them onto a doctor if the nurse can't handle the issue. No prior registration required. They're still around aren't they?

Besides we're all doctors now we can self diagnose via the internet.