Originally posted by Ardesco
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Originally posted by AtWArrive early - if you need to see doctor it means you are supposedly ill, so if you want to be cured then do your bit.
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Originally posted by ArdescoWhat if you forget to synchronise your watch with you local doctors surgery and arrive 30 seonds late ???
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These problems would not exist if it was a user-pays system. (ie a proper business)
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Originally posted by AtWMake strict requirement to enter the door exactly in the minute of the appointment or it gets moved to the next person who is waiting for such window of opportunity - with 25-40% extra capacity at hand it seems pretty good chances to just sit there and wait for someone not to turn up.
Or (My personal bugbear) what if you get there 5 mins early and then have to stand there for 15 mins waiting for the fecking receptionist to stop chatting on the phone so she can book you in ????
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Originally posted by Board Game GeekDid you know, for example, that typically, 25-40% of booked appointments EVERY DAY are not attended.
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Originally posted by Board Game GeekDid you know, for example, that typically, 25-40% of booked appointments EVERY DAY are not attended.
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From speaking to the receptionists at several surgeries, the practice tends to vary from surgery to surgery.
Those that do ask are trying to ascertain if your requirement is an emergency one. There are only so many slots available to a doctor in the day, and they tend to get booked quickly.
There are embargoed slots, which are kept for the direst emergencies, and never used for normal appointments. These might be "I woke up and discovered a lump, etc" where its important to see the patient ASAP, both medically and to reassure them.
Did you know, for example, that typically, 25-40% of booked appointments EVERY DAY are not attended. One surgery I know had a list of DNA's last month of 1,100 appointments. Hence why they tend to ask if you really need to come.
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It's so your doctor can pull out the relevant text books to find out if your symptoms match what you think it is
HTH
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Well, fair enough, but my doctor only accepts appointments on the same day anyhow, and if chav was desperate surely they would make something up ??
I am not a friend of the NHS.
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Because there are a billion Chavs out there with a cold "who must see the doctor urgently".
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The remystification of science
What I don't understand is why my doctor's receptionist has to ask me why I need to see the doctor when I need an appointment.
Does anyone else's doctor's receptionist do this ?
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