Could you go to a private GP?

[Chandra]

I give up, I'm tired of NHS's GPs. In the last three years we have moved house three times so we have been registered in three surgeries, all of them cr**. Things that we have been told by GPs include:

-To stop taking clomid (prescribed by a gynecologist), because it is a unknown drug in the UK and therefore UNSAFE

-That there's no such thing as cluster headaches (diagnosed by a neurologist), they are an immaginary illness.

-That DS eczema was caused by using one too many layer of clothes.

-That you are not allergic to peanuts unless you have an anaphylactic shock

-That you are not allergic to milk unless you have diaorrea(sp?) or projectile vomiting

-That being allergic to soya is not really a problem, after all what could you eat that has soya in it? (do they know what soya is? I can not even buy bread to make a toastie without soya in it! but all of them seem to think that the only way to eat soya is by eating germinated soya beans..)

-That a week long 39+ fever which repeats itself on every single vaccination its caused by... teething!

-That DS is growing fine when he has just gained little more than a pound in a full year.

I'm so tired of this that we have looked into private health plans, the problem is that even private plans ask for referrals from NHS's GPs. I am not in a position to move again to see if I strick luck and get a good one in another surgery, any suggestions?

[Chandra]

suppose not...

[foxinsocks]

you can go to a private GP

[foxinsocks]

have you read this ? It's quite helpful.

[baka]

I used a private gp to get ds1's single jabs years ago. so they exist. he was lovely, but nowhere near you i'm afraid.

[Chandra]

Thank you, that's a new thing, we had Bupa years ago and this service was not available, thanks !

[Chandra]

Thnks Baka, little gilded cage strikes back, again...

[someway I'm getting used to it...}

[foxinsocks]

yes, it sound quite handy doesn't it (if there's one near to you) - also seems v sensible advice to keep your registration up with local GP in case of emergencies.

I know what you mean Chandra - it's so hit and miss. You can get brilliant GPs on the NHS but then again, you can get unlucky and get someone who's a bit clueless. I suppose it's like any profession but it's made worse when it's your own children that are affected.