My doctor was late to my appointment because he had been at the local country hotel full of asylum seekers...

No we don't agree.

If we can't get appointments (and thus by defination neither can we get them for our families) then yes we do object to children from other countries getting them when our own citizens can't.

I called my GP surgery yesterday for an irritating and uncomfortable condition, but not acute, potentially life threatening or serious, and got an appointment for next Wednesday. The lack of urgency was checked by the Receptionist - if there was any suggestion of urgency or seriousness my request would have gone through an online triage with the GP to see if I needed fast tracking.

This is at a GP surgery in the heart of SADIQ KHAN'S sharia-governed, no-go, dangerous hotbed of immigrants, gang members, and asylum seekers S London. And on the edge of a council estate and up the road from a hostel where terrified female Afghani asylum seekers live.

If you are having to wait 6-7 weeks for a GP appointment look up the complaints process for your NHS area, and write to your MP.

"Home visits" to a number of foreign language speakers is much more efficient

Instead of individually hiring interpreters at the GP surgery's expense, the hotel management can block book speakers of the same language together and hire one or two interpreters

RAGE BAIT ALERT!!!!!

Could you link to the source of this story please, OP?

All the asylum seeker hotels I've seen are absolute shiteholes.

So what you’re implying is that they’re less than human and don’t deserve medical treatment or a place to live. Nice. 👌 **

I think it is useful to firstly acknowledge that the situation was largely caused by the previous administration. Labour, thus far, have increased staffing levels to process irregular migrants and asylum seekers at a faster rate. They have diverted funds to the NHS with millions of additional appointments available since they came to power, and additionally, net migration has dropped by nearly 70%.

I am not a fan of this government especially, but one must recognise the things they have done.

Also, nobody is building housing for asylum seekers. They don't get to stay here permanently. Their asylum status is reviewed every five years to decide whether the circumstances under which they were granted asylum are still relevant.

As someone up thread stated, we should be grateful we are not in the position of needing asylum in the first place.

Oh, and don't forget, the previous administration also changed the rules regarding applying for asylum, so a seeker must get to UK soil before they are able to make a claim. That didn't help anything.

Oh please.

Sorry if this has already been mentioned, but that hotel is for asylum seeking families, and most occupants are women and children.

It's also semi rural so it's unlikely that residents can easily get to the surgery. If there are any buses, they probably can't afford to get one as they only get £9 a week to spend.

So yes, it's likely that a doctor will visit occasionally. And given that this is Mumsnet, I'm sure we all agree that children who need medical care should get it, wherever they come from.

You've given the precise area, which makes the GP surgery, the GP identifiable - and you identifiable to the practice.

Pretty sure that they could fire you as a patient for that demonstrable irretrievable breakdown of trust.

without reading about it I couldn't comment. However do I believe some of our politicians will be in cahoots with Putin. Yes almost certaintly.
Thanks for bringing it up. I had forgot to mention that in my post.

Just put your flag in the sky

what a bizarre thing to write over such a serious matter.

So you don't think the Russians are attacking the country by undermining/sabotaging. We imagined ships in our water that the navy chased off. We imagined our cables had been tampered with. We imagined the cyber attack on our manufacturing industries recently. What about the use of poison in Salisbury.

Glad you spent alot of time thinking/reading about it before posting your views.

Course if you are working on behalf of Putin then good job but you need to improve on your gaslighting skills.

Which resources are they entitled to?

I work in a role which examines GP services. All areas have provision for home visits where they are needed. It is not a benefit conferred on a group of people or otherwise it's based on need.

Would you care if the doctor was late because they'd been on a home visit to little old Mildred?

Just your file?

How do you know why the doctor was late, where have you seen the bags of medication, if you work in the pharmacy or health care you have overstepped the professional code. If the doctor has been indiscreet and shared private information they need reporting to the practice manager and senior partners.

Right.

I don’t see the issue.

Dr late to appointment because he had a prior appointment that ran over.

So?

"Doctor provides healthcare for human beings in need of healthcare" shocker! 🤣

Be careful hun, your racism is showing. Wouldn't want any crazy "lefties" piling in on you for your totally, un-inflamatory, un-prejudiced, perfectly non goady thread would we?

Asylum seekers attract additional extra funding for GP's.
Many GP's are self employed business owners who run their own surgeries as independent contractors to the NHS. They cover their own expenses such as staff costs and buildings.
All business owners seek to maximise profit - that's the very nature of business.

Not saying you are wrong. But why would this be done when all immigrants, regardless of status, are entitled to primary care including registration with a GP?

Perhaps there is a political calculation in the mix…..

This is basically it.

There's no need for any discussion. You want to be goady, that's the only reason you are calling for 'discussion'.