Hi all!!!
It's been bugging me for a couple of days. I went to my usual GP for a follow up appointment as I've have been quite ill over winter. We usually have a good rapport (or so I thought). There were a couple of issues to discuss which was listening to my chest, recurrent uti and a repeat script. I didn't think these were too major and a 15 minute appointment would be satisfactory.
Now this doctor is very popular and she mostly ALWAYS runs 20-30 mins late. It is a very expensive private clinic and is $90 for a consult in which I barely get back anything from Medicare here in Australia. I don't mind paying this money because she is an excellent doctor and it's worth the time and travel.
So I get called in my my appointment which was originally at 9.45am at 10.10am. We then start discussing my issues (she talks a lot and explains everything in detail). We discuss the first 2 and then I ask for a repeat script as I'm running out of medicine which I need. She then gets funny on me and asked me what the time was (it's now 10.25am) and then says she only has a 10 min consult and 5 mins to write up her clinical notes and now she will run late? I was a bit taken aback, I didn't think I was being demanding, I don't usually discuss more than issue at one given time and I'm quite aware of the surgery's policy on issues (no more than 3 to be discussed in a 15 min consult).
I apologised to her but I have felt quite cross afterwards because I felt it was a bit unfair and considering I'm paying good money for her time.
Was she just having an off day? I really can't work it out. It's taken me so long to find a good GP, I don't want to change to another again. I don't want to make a complaint (I don't have the time or energy).
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Was my GP being rude or am I just overreacting?
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Ozbarbie · 19/09/2018 05:39
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