aibu to think that if your a pensioner then turning up to the early blood clinic is selfish

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Unless your there for a fasting blood sugar or need a very early morning sample, why was the blood clinic rammed with pensioners at 7:30am who had been there from 7 (to get an early ticket). Thus making people late for work, because when they arrived at 7:30 for the 7:30 clinic there is already 20+ pensioners waiting with their tickets causing waiting times to be over an hour fromthe off.

Is it unreasonable to expect an early morning clinic put on for those who cant go during work hours, to be kept for those who need to get to work

I don't really see why people think you're being so unreasonable - if there are appointments outside of conventional office hours specifically for people who work conventional office hours then it makes sense to allocate them according to need.

Yes it might be inconvenient for a pensioner to go to an 11am appointment, but not as inconvenient as it is for a person who has to give up a morning or more's work and pay to go at 11am.

However it's up to the clinic to make this clear when they invite people for a blood test - something along the lines of "we've got these appointments for those who need to get to work for 9am - if it's at all possible, please leave these appointments free for the use of others"

Similar thing happened to me shellistar - years ago, I had a GP appointment (5.30pm. I got seen at 7pm ) I couldn't rebook because I needed the prescription, and I was full time working.

The GP (single GP practice) was 'ranting' because the Receptionist had booked three couples into 3 appointments (so double booking three times over hence the massive delay ) for injections and health checks "and they;re all over 70, they could come during the day"

I wonder how his blood pressure is

ooh report it then Slubberdegullion. I'm sure the op is petrified.

But Noodle, you're assuming that if people don't do paid work there are no other scheduled or important demands on their time. As lots of replies have shown, you can't really assume that.

YANBU.

A lot of pensioners do a huge amount of voluntary charity work, and are just as committed to their jobs as people who work for pay.

YABU.

because they need to get home at a reasonable time to let the carers for their bed bound spouse in?

There are many, many reasons why people would want an early appointment as others have pointed out.

YANBU in wanting to be able to drop in on your way to work, however YABU to assume that elderly patients can drop in when they feel like it as all they do is sit around and watch day time TV.

Talk to the practice manager and see if it can be sorted out. My GPs, for instance, does the warfarin clinic on a set day and time, early mornings are set aside for fasting blood tests but if you can't get there during those times you can always make an appointment. I'm sure your practice would be happy to see you when it suits you too.

Its all a conspiracy against you op

Thanks 70is, I'm glad it's not just me!

Our gp surgery has a turn up and wait system for gp appointments. I don't quite understand why you'd turn up at 7.30 am when they don't open the doors until 8.30 thus ensuring a wait of at least an hour if you didn't have to but people do. Turn up at 11am and you can be seen straight away.

I guess its because most people are supposed to be at work at 11am?

Maybe try a different clinic? My actual doctors surgery is always rammed for blood tests. Had a fasting one and they forgot I was fasting so waited behind everyone else
Went to a different clinic, nobody in the waiting room, looked like the place was abandoned and found one nurse who took blood. In and out in 5 mins

YABU, unless you know absolutely that all those 20 are just doing it to annoy you, don't have any medical reason to have an early test, and after their appointment will fritter away the rest of the day playing bridge, Steradenting their teeth, and getting kids off their lawn.

If an early appointment is necessary for you, why don't you get there before them? They can't possibly move very fast, after all.

But my point was that people turn up early and wait even when they have no other commitments. I know this from the loud and detailed conversations they have with their mates whilst waiting. I guess that sort of answers my question, waiting when you can natter and catch up with your mates is the preferable option for them

I wouldn't be at all surprised if every single one of them was having a fasting blood test. YABVVU

Ha @ Titus.

I'm sure the op had good reason to suspect they were bridge-playing, steradenting, lawn-lovers.

I can see it from both sides to be honest.

My grandmother used to rock up at 7am for no real reason and have to queue for hours, and I can see why people would find that really frustrating when they've got to dash off to work and she had all day. A lot of her friends do the same

She's a bit too frail to get to the clinic under her own steam now so either my mum or I take her and we get there for about 11am, when the place is empty, no queuing and she's in and out in minutes.

Of course, anyone has the right to turn up whenever they like and there are those who need to attend the early clinics, but for every one who needs to, I'm sure there are some there like my grandmother who could go later in the day

Lots of elderly people also work.

Oh come on everyone, we all know the op IBU, but wouldn't all of you be a little bit peeved knowing that there were likely a fair few people there that could have gone during the day?!

Proper mumsnetters don't get peeved, DIY. They are serene and kind at all times and think good, generous thoughts about everyone.

Yes, I would be a bit peeved, DIY.

It's the rather thoughtless generalising of the OP based (it seems) only on age that's a bit irritating. Plus, my elderly parents are in the wars at the moment and 'clogging up' numerous clinics and surgeries so this feels a bit raw.

DIYtrainee Wed 14-May-14 13:22:23
Oh come on everyone, we all know the op IBU, but wouldn't all of you be a little bit peeved knowing that there were likely a fair few people there that could have gone during the day?!

How do you or the op know this?

Oh well, there goes me being a proper mumsnetter than JohnFarleysRuskin - I go around getting peeved all the bloody time!!!!

Old people. I hate them, with their tartan sholleys and curly perms that look a bit shit because they're old and they'd only got about nine hairs left. Who do they think they are? Rita fucking Hayworth?

She was old too, but at least she's dead now.

Going around smelling of Yardley's Lavender and Werther's Originals. Spending ages opening their purses with their gnarled and arthritic fingers. They discust me.

Have you noticed they always wear coats, even in July? The female ones wear zip-up booties and the male ones wear hats. At least the male ones have the decency to die earlier than their wives. But in a way that's selfish of them because then their lonely widows sidle up to you in Sainsbury's and have the fucking cheek to say nice things about your baby.

Bastards.

I think they had the right idea in Soylent Green. We should kill them and turn them into high-nutrition pills for young people whose lives are too busy and important to eat.

I always buy a poppy in November though. And I judge people who don't. That's normal, isn't it?

YANBU OP. Of course you're not.

My asthmatic workaholic husband can't get any appointments this month so feels a bit raw too, Denzel