I work away Monday-Thursday - I'm always at home on a Friday.
My GP surgery does not do Smear tests on a Friday - something to do with samples not being picked up in time.
I can re-arrange my work to make, say, Monday my WFH day. It could be any day but its a 400 mile round trip to my current client so Mondays make more sense.
To book an appointment for a Smear you have to phone on the day and see if any are available. IF you don't get one, try again tomorrow. You cannot book in advance.
So far I've taken two mondays at home (today included) and failed to get an appointment. I hate Mondays at home so am not about to make Monday my permanent WFH day on the off chance that I get an appointment - much prefer Friday.
Receptionist advised Tuesday-Thursday has a higher chance of appointments. Except I can't/won't drive four hours each way just for a couple of days. I also don't see why I should have to take a whole day off and lose £000s.
Client really doesn't like multiple days at home a week so Thurs/FRi would only be an extreme one off - and there's no guarantee I'd get an appointment on the Thursday I make the exception.
I've tried temporary registration with a work local GP but they only deal with emergencies for temp registrations.
I went through the same thing three years ago and ended up taking over six months to get one. There are no other surgeries in my area I can reasonably register with.
I'd be tempted to go private but I can't find anywhere near to where I'm working or where I live!
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Woolythoughts · 24/09/2018 11:16
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