I phoned my GP surgery a couple of weeks ago to book a smear test, my first ever. I expected to be able to book an appointment in the next 2 or 3 weeks and was very surprised to be told the only two appointments available were on Christmas eve and the day after Boxing day - both days when I am away at the other end of the country. I was told to phone back in a couple of weeks to see if appointments for January have been released. I did so today and was told there are no appointments at all available, and all I can do is phone every week to ask if any have been released.
Can anyone tell me whether this is normal to not be able to book a smear? How long am I likely to have to wait? Surely if there is a regular screening programme, there should be enough appointments available for all women who want one? Is it just a problem with my particular GP surgery? I don't go to the GP very often so don't really know easy or hard it generally is to get an appointment.
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Unable to get appointment for smear test
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MemorialBeach · 22/11/2018 21:30
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