To think that this is dangerous practice

[OhTheDrama]

I'm prepared to be I'm being entitled and be flamed but here goes. Like most places in the UK, it's impossible to get an appointment with my GP. There is a standard 3 week wait and at least a 4 week wait if you want to see a particular Doctor.

I usually only ever need to see a GP in an emergency, I don't have any health issues that mean I can book appointments weeks ahead. If I need to be seen it's usually that day. If you ring up with an urgent need to be seen, you are told a doctor will ring you back. Twice I have diagnosed and prescribed antibiotics over the phone. I wasn't happy especially as I was pregnant at the time but they solved the problem with no issues.

What is making me really uncomfortable is that they have tried to this with my 7 week old baby. They have been quite unhappy when I have insisted on her being being seen and only got an appointment when I asked how I could contact the practice manager to complain.

I live in an area with high number of European migrants, so I can see that they would be overstretched but feel it's only a matter of time before something goes badly wrong. So am I being unreasonable to think this is dangerous practice and should be highlighted, my GP's can't be the only one that does this.

I can quite easily get an appointment with my GP same day.

It's a bit off that they arent seeing a 7 week old baby, especially as the original antibiotics didn't work.

What the fuck is wrong with you dalmation? I'm disgusted by your post, You've no common sense if you think it's in any way acceptable to make sweeping generalisations about non-UK nationals. I'd rather 10 of them than you in the UK quite frankly.

Dalmatianmad - if indeed you are a health care 'professional' - what is your registration number because you should be reported for unprofessional conduct if that's your attitude.
I'm not expecting an answer but just pointing out that you can get yourself into big trouble spouting bigoted opinions like that.
OP - if you are unhappy with your practice then change. I think you have a distorted view of the whole picture in the UK and this combined with your anxiety over your situation with your baby has led to your post.
Many GPs although under pressure can see same day emergencies and especially vulnerable patients and children. I can get a same day or next day appointment as long as I'm not bothered which GP I see and that's in a practice that has seen it practice area population increase by 10x in 10years and is facing a massive increase due to daft housing policy.

I may be a jaded old cynic but this OP sounds like a bit of ill written agit-prop.

No but I am dyslexic and you sound pretty discriminatory yourself. I accepted that my comment was badly judged. Just trying to explain why the surgery is under pressure. I have no issue at all with European migrants, I thinks it's for the better actually .

wonkylegs that is a bit of a generalisation to assume that I have anxiety when I simply don't want a seven week old diagnosed and treated down a phone line. The first prescription didn't work, surely it's pretty bad practice to keep prescribing things to such a young baby without a physical examination.

I would be happy for them to prescribe the initial drops over the phone (and relieved I didn't have to go and sit in the surgery with lots of snotty, sneezing people!), however if they didn't work I would want to be seen before giving antibiotics to such a young baby.
FWIW you can always get a same day appointment at my surgery and they're great if you say it's for a baby. I live a minutes walk from the surgery and if I phone at 8.30 they will often try and slot her in at 8.45am before surgery officially starts.

I didn't mean anything bar that you are anxious because you have a poorly newborn - this is entirely normal, I meant that your poor wording choice was due to this rather than anything else, sorry if that wasn't clear. I do think you should investigate other practices as you aren't happy with the service. All of the practices round here would see a new baby if requested even if busy.