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

JohnFarleyRuskin -

Do SAHM's get tatoo'd on their forehead then?

How can you tell the difference between a SAHM, WOHM or like me a WAHM?

Am I allowed an early appointment because I work or do I have to do it during the day because I work at home? Its a minefield of appointment booking ettiquette isn't it, which no doubt I will fail many times over in my life.

Besides, at the GP when you ring to make an appointment - don;t you just take the appointment offered if you can make it rather than start haggling because someone else (who hasn't presumably tried to make an appointment at that time or it would have been booked) might subsequently need it.

I have never in my life said to receptionist (or the automated machine) "Oh no please don;t give me that appointment someone more worthy might need it later - can't you find me a second class appt in the middle of the day.

Banging your head in disagreement, Dame?

I don't see what is so unreasonable in anybody (pensioner, person on holiday from actual work) thinking, 'well others have to get to work so I will try to accommodate them'. That's just thinking of others.

And the opening poster has a point, why do people have to get there first thing if their timetable is flexible? They must be aware that other's aren't.

Quangle-thank goodness I actually think the majority of people do, it's just threads like these bring out the entitled posters.

Pensioner and parents with young children in my experience seem to comprise the majority of people needing tests in the health service. If you limit the outside office hours clinics to those who can produce a pay slip I suspect the clinics would be undersubscribed and would probably be limited or even stopped. You should be thanking those people who could come at a differnt time but don't as their patronage makes the clinic cost efficient.

Sigh. There you go again over reacting and missing my point. I never said they were inconveniencing me, I just feel for the people who I have to turn away because they can only come in Saturdays yet I have none available (I do put them on my waiting list though ) as I said, I'm there anyway.

I'll leave you to it.

I think feeling irritated that you can't get an early morning or Saturday appt when you're working is perfectly normal.

OP did get a slot in the clinic but objects to waiting longer because people she has deemed an inappropriately early patient got there before her.

If the pensioners in question go regularly enough to know how to work the system and actually get up in enough time to be there before the clinic starts then I would guess that they probably spent a great deal more of their time than I attending such clinics and I really wouldn't have the heart to resent them for wanting it out of the way quickly and be able to eat their breakfast.

Why have so many people piled in to repeat what was said in early posts, only with added swearing and rattiness? What a waste of time.

I can safely say I go to the post office with not a single thought in my head about whether I am going at the most convenient time for other people. Ditto getting on the tube. Ditto the doctor.

Me too quangle but from now on I will ask 'what would Jesus do?' before planning my movements so as not to inconvenience others with my existence.

I think you might not have quite got the idea of a MN thread Denzel.

Though perhaps a PM to HQ to make sure they delete any post, on any thread, that repeats, reiterates or regurgitates in any way, anything that has ever been said, in the history of the interwebs, might make for an interesting thread in and of itself.

G'wan, doitdoitdoit.

Sangria

Of course people can repeat, reiterate and regurgitate, Sangria (how much is there to say about this topic, realistically?), but they should be more entertaining about it.

P'raps we could dish out marks on a thread, for technical accomplishment and artistic impression: 5.1/5.7, marked down for dull reiteration. Ooh, but it's a 5.9 from the OP!

OP asked if she was being unreasonable - how will she know if she is being unreasonable unless people voice hwo they think? One reply won;t get across whether thats a majority view or not.

I agree though that replies should be rated - I think a simple click on a thermometer button next to each post should suffice - from smoking hot to icy cold.

I have an 8.20 appt next week-it was offered and I accepted. The GP made the appt for me. I'd better ring and ask for a later one as I have nothing else on that day

Maybe you could auction it?

Make a bit of cash on the side...

In my experience as a patient/client, I find it near impossible to get an appointment within 2/3 weeks anyway. So, why would I then take another step back in order to accommodate someone? At my surgery, you get what's available and that's it.

DH always books dental appointments - 8.30am for him, 8.45am for me. He needs to get to work, but I start later.

Perhaps I should go at a more convenient time for others. But then maybe he wants me to hold his hand but can't bring himself to confess. I wonder who I should put first?

Should all older people be banned from early appointments? No, obviously not.

However a little consideration for others isn't a hugely unreasonable thing to ask. Is it?

Work can be difficult about medical appointments, and there certainly isn't any paid time off, so an early or last thing appointment is greatly appreciated.

That said, I do take issue (and have said so) with a few older relatives who make a new dr's appointment on the way out of the surgery 'just in case'. Except it's not just in case, they always attend, even if they don't actually have a medical problem on the day. (And these are huge over sharers and competitive pill takers so I'm certain that none have medical issues that require an appointment every fortnight. Believe me, we'd not hear the end of it if they did.) on the plus side, they tend not to take early appointments so they can use their free bus pass.

Can't be bothered to read the whole lot, but pensioners often are taken to clinics by hospital transport which picks them up early and takes them early to the clinics. Unfortunately all at the same time.

Poor souls have probably had to get up and be ready for said transport since 6am!

You get what you are given at most surgeries, it's hard enough getting a bloody appt let alone 'considering others.'

Of course I was being ironic about SAHM's