How easy is it for you to get a doctors appointment?

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Anxiousmums · 13/02/2025 11:39

mum of two here and i really have been struggling to get an appointment i call and im in a que of 23 and by the time i get to 1 the appointments for that day have been taken up and i have to try again tomorrow if i go to Ane its a 12 hour wait, i was wondering how other mums were finding there GP service , i am relieved that now you can get NHS GP appointments on the weekend but these are limited

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JustAboutMuddlingThrough · 15/02/2025 23:00

Mines done via E consult. I filled one in on Tuesday regarding my mental health and within about 10 mins I had someone phone me back, to get me in to see a dr that afternoon and by around 6:30 that night I was in the hands of the crisis team

Fairyliz · 16/02/2025 17:20

Elliejane · 15/02/2025 22:12

If can get one same day but they ask what it is and receptionist decides . If not urgent then about 2 weeks longer if you want a certain gp then up to a month

The receptionist decides; isn’t that scary?
Years ago I went to the doctors because I had a head pain that wasn’t that bad, but had lasted a long time. He sent me to hospital and it was temporal arteritis which can cause strokes/blindness.
An untrained receptionist might have thought it was just a bit of a headache and I just needed a couple of paracetamol.

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