My mum died last week so possibly could be overthinking .
I called for an appointment on Tuesday,
on hold for an hour to be told there were no appointments.
Called on Wednesday, spoke to a GP via phone. He was kind and gave me a fit note. He did say he didn’t “want to talk about my physical health symptoms because I need to focus on my bereavement first and foremost”. He said I was due to take blood tests and to visit the practice to do this.
I visited the practice and the receptionist said I need a face to face appointment with a GP to get the blood test forms requested, didn’t matter that I was on the phone to the GP earlier who said I needed them. Said she couldn’t book an appointment in and that I need to call at 8am the next day.
I called again today, was only offered a phone appointment. Spoke to an awful GP who refused to do anything, said I am due to take a hemoglobin test but wouldn’t issue any other tests the previous GP noted. She said I wasn’t allowed a vitamin B test again as my last test was in February so the result is still “valid”. I feel like 6 months is a long time, especially if the symptoms are back. This is something that is also chronically low for me for the last few years. I have dealt with this GP before and she tends to be unhelpful.
aibu to complain to the practice? I feel like I need a 3rd appointment to get everything addressed, and it’s hard to get an appointment to begin with.