To ask the GP to see 3 people in 2 appointments

[guiltynetter]

I have a double GP appointment today (20 minutes) one for me and one for my DD. but over the last couple of days my 10 week old DS has started with a cold and i’m a bit worried he sounds chesty. would it be REALLY U to ask the gp to have a quick look at him too? I suspect it is, i know one appointment is for one person. but i won’t be able to get another appointment today unless it’s an emergency one.

If it’s any better my DD will probably take about 2 minutes to be seen, it’s just a rash round her mouth which she’s been seen for before and needs some more cream. last time we were in under 3 minutes. I’m a bit scared of annoying the doctor by asking him to see my DS too!

YABU

Call your surgery and get an emergency appointment for you 10 week old.

i doubt any GP surgery would turn down an appointment for a potentially unwell 10 week old baby

but please do not just turn up and ask the GP to see your baby as well- you will put them in an impossible situation, I imagine they cannot really refuse to see a baby right in front of them, however, you will very likely be making them late for all their later patients/tasks they need to do for rest of the day

my point was- telephone the surgery to check, the GP may be happy to see all 3 of you in the same appointment.

As long as they know in advance, I imagine they can sort something out that suits you all

Assuming you’ve probably been and gone by now OP so hope it all went ok?

If you're confident that the three appointments will take 6.6 minutes each or less including note writing and any referrals then fine.
There's no such thing as a 'quick listen' for a ten week old. A ten week old needs a full history of how long, which symptoms they have, whether they have rashes, altered appetite, if they're passing urine normally etc. Then a full examination including pulse and respiratory rate, ear, nose throat and chest examination as a minimum. Then a discussion with the parent about what the findings are, the likely diagnosis, what the best course of action is and what signs to look for to indicate any deterioration. Then that all needs to be written down.
Or we can try and squeeze multiple patients or problems into single appointments and cut corners. Your choice.
I would never refuse to see a ten week old in these circumstances. But I wouldn't be doing as thorough a job for any of the three appointments than I'd want to. Or I would and then the people waiting after you have to wait for you too, and I'd go home late (again).