"AIBU" to ditch our GP and find a new one?

[AlpinePony]

My son is 8.5 months old. This morning his temperature spiked at 39.3 - I phoned our GP, (who incidentally is private and gets a LOT of money for having us on his books even though my boyfriend and I tend not to go to the GP unless something falls off) who told us he "didn't have time" to see him today.

I took him to A&E figuring if we were told we were wasting time then fine, we'd take that chance. We were rushed straight up to paediatrics. He's fine, but a lot of checking went on.

Anyway, I am absolutely bloody furious with our GP and am going to find one who does have "time" to see a boiling hot baby.

But, am I over-reacting or is 39.3 actually very fucking hot and deserves a doctor's appointment?

No, I'm not.

Thank you pixie for your advice about the temperature. It's all a learning curve for me and tbh I wasn't that worried about his symptoms ( - I'm a white-coat-phobic) - but my bf was going loopy and I did think it required some attention.

I was just scared that at that temperature he would start fitting - but if as you say it's very much a person-per-person thing well that just confuses things more!

The fact of the matter is that you and your bf were concerned enough to think that the Dr should take a look.
Whether someone is 'very' ill, 'slightly unwell' or whatever is irrelevant - you believed that he needed to be seen. The GP could not diagnose adequately without seeing your DS.
I am with a surgery that has several GPs, so there is always someone to see. Could be worth looking into other GPs to see what their policies are on small children as well. I know that our surgery will guarantee that children under a certain age are seen that day. This is because small children can go 'downhill' quite rapidly - much more so than larger children and adults. The GP should know this!