No issue with the receptionist (other than being a bit snippy) but an issue with the policy.
I try to book a doctors appointment, and ask for something at the start or end of the day so it doesnt interfere with work too much.
She says the best she can do is 9.30 or 2.
I say that I'm happy to wait a couple of weeks for an early or late one.
She says that appointments after 2pm are blocked out for 'people who work' so I'd have to call on the morning I'd like to be seen.
I tell her that I do work (in fact at the time I was stood there in full suit and heels, clearly on my way to work) so could I book a blocked out appointment.
She said no, it's emergency appointments for people who work.
I replied that surely if it's an emergency appointment it makes no difference whether you work or not, if I'm unwell enough that it justifies an emergency GP appointment then I'm generally not going to work.
She was very snippy and reiterated that I can't book one of the blocked out appointments in advance.
So the only way I can realistically see a doctor is to take a day off (no easy feat) or phone in the morning and feign an emergency, which seems so wrong considering how upset I've been in the past when I've been very poorly and couldn't get an appointment.
Would IBU to call the practice manager and check what I've been told? Or does it work the same around you?