Registering with a doctor.. I give up!

[rockingbird]

I left my husband in the summer and moved away from the catchment area for our regular doctors surgery. I have an on-going repeat prescription for anti depressants and HRT. It's imperative I take them daily and I've always kept up to date with reordering via the Paydens app on my phone. I have been trying to register with a new doctor for 4 months, my medication completely run out 4 weeks ago and I had to jump through hoops in the chemist that emergency prescription was sent to via 111 and the condescending prescriber insisted having a conversation with me disclosing all my details in an open shop for all to hear - I felt so degraded 😕 Here we are 4 weeks in and I still have no doctors despite spending time calling NHS / Patient services and actually going into 5 surgeries I've been told to register at. I'm at my wits end. Surgery 1 only issues new application forms once a week at 8am on a Saturday, tried twice at this place dragging the kids up the road at 8am only to find a queue trailing the car park!! Both times by the time I got to the front of the queue no forms left. Surgery 2 refuses to accept new applications and tells you to ring NHS patient services. Surgery 3 happy to take your details and will contact you when they have a space come up but they have many waiting - more chance of a lottery win. Honestly I'm lost for words, same story every surgery I try. I've been on the phone most of the morning, promised a call back as the system is running slow blah blah I want to cry I'm so frustrated with all this. How has it become so hard?? Is this an isolated incident to my area or has anyone else had this sort of thing?? I'm contemplating signing up to one of these online doctors Simply Health where you pay a monthly fee but then I'll need to also pay for medication on top of that and I'm unsure of the costs of this outside of NHS prescribed medication 🤷🏼‍♀️

The only GP in my rural village had to be strong armed into accepting my student ID as photo ID this week (Masters student). I don’t have a passport, and my provisional driving license is in DVLA Hell as I’ve had to send it off for my fourth attempt in changing the name on it (whole other rant).

Ive never had to show photo ID before. I also have meds that are crucial for my daily functioning and prescribed under Shared Care, so I’ve had to hassle my Consultant for scripts instead for the last 8 weeks.

I hadn't told them, my son had been to an annual SEN check up at the children's disability centre who were aware we'd moved - I left my husband - a controlling cheating barstard - I have a duty to ensure his records there are kept up to date. They then sent their annual report to the doctors (file copy) new address didn't match their system so a phone call was promptly made to give us one months grace to find a new practice. Honestly I've never had so many doors slammed in my face these past 3 months it's a wonder I'm still standing. Having to explain myself over and over, relentless calls .. I could go on. Until the practice manager confirms we are actually registered I won't relax. I'm heading there shortly for the forms.. armed with my email confirmation. Pray for me!

Yay progress! 👏