@WalkerMarcus Did you actually see a GP? Did you say your vision had changed (or were you asked)?Did you have your visual acuity measured? I am glad you were sent to an eye hospital
@Autoglass I need an urgent windscreen replacement as windscreen broke yesterday. Booked a slot online for tomorrow (Saturday afternoon) and paid. Was phoned today and told they couldn’t do it till 3rd June. What kind of service is #autoglass providing?
@drpjhughes@Azeem_Majeed Yes, all of the above and more. Patients don’t know how serious their conditions are. Some attend A&E because they thing they will get a scan or immediate tests.
@Azeem_Majeed I can remember when I was a GP just over the road from a large hospital. I spoke to someone in the morning and offered to see them later in the afternoon. They told me they would rather go to A&E. They were still there until well into the evening and left without being seen.
@BMAResidents I am a retired GP. There is complete justification for taking action. It is a scandal that British graduates are unable to find jobs and there are not enough postgraduate training places. I do think that you have not helped your cause in the current circumstances. January better.
Absolutely torrential rain, thunder and localised flooding last night in Surrey. Normally #metoffice very quick with weather warnings but not one in sight. What happened ?
@tonihazellgp@Azeem_Majeed That may be how it is intended but there is huge pressure to finish the call and avoid a F2F appointment. Frankly, I do not think many doctors are skilled enough to do telephone triage well. As an ex OOH medical director I listened to many telephone recordings!
@Azeem_Majeed There are too many visual cues that can be missed. I am surprised the #RCGP is acquiescing to telephone triage. When I was training they were keen on home visits and seeing people face to face. Total telephone triage seems frankly dangerous to me.
@Jeremy_Hunt It seems to me that if the Government accuses the previous administration of not being honest about a 20 Billion black hole there should be a right of defence for that administration and clarity on what the Government is alleging they have not been honest about
@DrRobgalloway@wesstreeting While it is good for politicians to admit the reality. There is just too much that is broken and no money. National debt is huge and Labour will probably tax, borrow and spend. Time to have hard discussions about what State can afford to provide .
@MarkGaze Depends what you define as wealthy. In addition there are too many people not working and on benefits who could and should be working. Many of those who are signed off might benefit from going to work
@MarkGaze I would be happy to pay tax if public services were efficient and there was not a bloated middle management and ludicrous pay for senior management.