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To complain to doctors about chugger

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Doodlekitty · 28/09/2015 18:40

Hi all.
Took my lb to docs thus morning. Waiting room was rammed and people were queuing for flu jabs. There was a woman there from Marie Curie going round people in waiting room to tell them about all of the good Marie Curie does in our area. She was then explaining this could not happen without support and trying to get them to sign up for a direct debit.

To be fair she was not giving it the hard sell but it felt very much like emotional blackmail in a place where people are very likely to be vulnerable. If I didn't love my doctor this would make me consider changing. Aibu to write an email of complaint about this being permitted?

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HelenaDove · 13/10/2015 15:03

A few paragraphs down.

There is also another link in blue which is an interesting read.

www.katebelgrave.com/2015/10/being-treated-well-on-workfare-is-a-bonus-not-everybody-gets-that-bonus/

Doodlekitty · 16/10/2015 17:03

Late update sorry

Surgery have asked collectors not to return. They were (apparently ) under the impression they were educating not collecting but having looked into it see this is not the case.
Marie Curie are also investigating apparently and all my correspondence has been passed to them.

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HelenaDove · 16/10/2015 17:26

Under the impression they were educating? Really Hmm

nortonhouse · 16/10/2015 17:29

totally unacceptable; YANBU

honeysucklejasmine · 16/10/2015 17:46

My God, I am horrified by this! I would feel pressured in to a DD in the doctors and I am not a particularly vulnerable person. Sad

celtictoast · 16/10/2015 19:16

Surgery have asked collectors not to return

Good! Star

Baconyum · 16/10/2015 22:44

Well done OP I'm still pursuing this wrt to getting mccc to stop this practice.

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