Gp surgery very quiet

[Ipadipod]

Does anyone work at a gp surgery? My friend does and says it is very quiet , they have loads of ( telephone) appointments available. Obviously these are strange times but where have all the people with ‘normal’ ailments gone ? We used hear all the time that you couldn’t get to see a gp for 2 weeks, maybe more in some areas. Have so many people been wasting gp’s time then ? My friend says that the phone is hardly ringing at all !

If you are unwell with something other than COVID, it’s worth giving your GP a call , you may get the treatment you need and maybe help to reduce the rush when this is all over .

The whole point though is that people are trying to reduce their risk by waiting. Nobody wants to go to the surgery just now. Quite rightly. I'm happy with a phone appointment anytime but I need my leg examined and a blood test so I am waiting.

I couldn't get my B12 injection done, it should've been yesterday. No option for being sent sharps to do it at home either or anything like that, though not sure I'd trust myself anyway! I'll just have to wait and hope it won't be too long.

Let’s hope this awful situation is over soon and everyone gets the treatment they need .

I had a gp appointment today that I had booked before lockdown. Ultimately I have to wait for after this all eases as I need a scan which isn’t possible currently. Had I not made the appointment prior to lockdown starting I would be waiting as I knew what the outcome was likely to be.

DD has an infected finger. Been self treating for a week but it's not getting better. Phoned our GP surgery. Called back an hour later. Photo requested so uploaded. Prescription sent to nearest open pharmacy and I picked it up 20 minutes after the phone call finished. Very impressed! Could easily be used for many similar issues. I genuinely think it could be one good thing that comes out of all this. Innovative solutions to perennial problem of not enough appointments.

I had a GP appointment about 2 weeks ago.

It was a waste of time.

The GP agreed I'd needed blood tests but said routine blood tests had been cancelled, so I basically have to put up with my symptoms until the lockdown ends and they can start investigations.