raging with this doctor!!

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dd aged 6 had an accident about 40 mins ago. She cut her leg on a jug which broke in the bath. I quickly rang my dad, threw some clothes on her and my dad drove us to the doctors because I had to hold her on my knee as she as still bleeding, crying etc. So we got to the doctors and there was a woman coming out as we went in, dd was wrapped in a blanket and towel with blood coming through. when I got to reception the nurse said the doctor had just left and wouldn't be back so I would have to wait until the out of hours service for the area opened in 30 mins, she looked at her leg and said he would probably need stiches, so i'm now waiting for out of hours to open but I could waiting a couple of hours to be seen. Luckily the bleeding has stopped and dd is watching tv happily but I am fuming.
This doctor is filling in for the local doctor who is on holidays, i'm just shocked she would walk past a child she could see was hurt, bleeding etc.

I'm in Ireland too. I have never heard of two hour delays but I have definitely heard of situations were parents are told that it would be quicker to drive themselves than wait for the ambulance depending on where they are and where the ambulance is. This would be in more rural areas though. I'm I Dublin City so I'd expect a response from emergency services within 10 to 15 mins and indeed in the three incidences I've used them that's what has happened.
But surely longer waits than that are normal for rural areas not just in Ireland. Even in the UK not every little village is going to have an ambulance within 10 mins of it. I know here local fire brigades and police are used as first responders in emergencies where the ambulance may take a bit longer. I could well believe a GP driving a sick kid to hospital 30 years ago when there was no where near the resources there is now. It wouldn't happen now though. And GPs are less likely to stitch children now as well. I've always been sent to A&E. However it normal practice in Ireland to go to a gp first. This is because if you go straight to A&E it €100 if your GP sends you its €60. This was introduced deliberately to ensure people went to see doctors first.

Yabu. The injury was not appropriate to be seen by the GP, it is not an accident and emergency service.
That poor woman had probably worked a 10-12 hour day and was on her way to a visit after work or even God forbid home.
The GP bashing in this country has gone mad. I'm a GP and won't be for much longer. I've had enough. Slog my guts out as a result of patient and government unrealistic expectations, never see my kids and face a constant public and media campaign that we are lazy greedy feckers. I and many others are off. There's easier ways to make a living.

Posted too soon, although it's lovely to see so much support from posters on here for the GP involved!

That's the thing caravan. Most people think you're fab, but the few who dont , as their expectations are ridiculous, make the most noise.

Our surgery is open over lunchtime and after GP surgery has finished so that appointments can be made/prescriptions collected etc.
Its not a drop in centre nor ED so its ridiculous to expect a GP will be sitting there waiting for anyone who may happen to pass.

In fairness Caravanoflove you've got one frightened, freaked-out parent, who will think differently in the morning, loads of people telling her she's unreasonable and a small side discussion about how amazing rural GPs are and how their job differs from those in cities and large towns.

I'm sure you do an amazing job and I'm vey grateful you do.

Myself and dd are just back from out of hours doctors. Dd got a few stiches which she found very painful. It will be a couple of awkward days as she cant bend her leg incase she splits the wound open again.

When I first posted I didn't even consider the doctor may have being called to an emergency I was just shocked no doctor was available when there should of being and that she could walk past us. it could of being a life threatening situation for all she knew

I actually got a talking down in out of hours for not seeing my GP, so the GP WAS in the right place for me to go. The doctor I seen understood after I told her what had happened and she even commented that a GP should of being available.

A few people mentioned first aid.....I have done first aid and knew what to do to stop the bleeding, keep the wound clean etc. I was in a panic as ive never had dd covered in blood before but I don't think dd noticed as I was trying to keep her calm and reassure her.

I lay dd across me in the car as I needed to keep her leg straight as the wound was right above her knee and if she bent it I was worried it would pull it open even more.

Finally a few people mentioned the glass jug. I was bathing dd in my parents house and they don't have a shower head thing so I was using a thick glass jug and the handle broke and the jug part is the bit that fell into the bath.

Thanks for all the responses and I can see things more 'clearly' now dd has being seen to.

I'm glad she's ok, op.

Thank you

glad she is all mended now - what a stressful evening for you. accidents happen - it sounds like you coped well.

Cactusannie more urgent cases than a baby nearly losing his toe? you did well to wait that long I would have gone mad waiting two hours he's so tiny, hope he's well

I hate that whole "walk past an injured child"

I don't think a child is any more important than someone's 86 year old mother who has fallen and broken her nose and is in pain and bleeding.

she will be fine...

never use glass in or near the bath! use a plastic tupperware, metal bowl or saucepan or a plastic bottle next time...

I agree. I don't have any materials in my bathroom that could break leaving sharp edges.
No glass or porcelain, no glass bottles or a toothbrush glass.