How Was Your Day? VII

[Perdita]

So sorry Pantherboy about your medical condition but glad you did go to the doctor and you are now getting the right treatment and check-ups.

[Splashy]

sending you a manley cyber hug Pantherboy ...your appointment will go fine.

Just booked my first professional hair cut, not had one this century, been cutting my own hair with clippers because of me nerves, but its time for a proper hair do, I fancy a perm

[tammyy2j]

Take care and get well soon all fellow sick soapboarders

[Siobhan]

But then I ended up in a farce last time where I couldnt find the right door and even when she came out and was calling for me in the corridor I could hear her but couldnt see where she was due to me poor peepers. Very embarrassing.

Hope you get well soon S.

I am always doing that and my eyesight is fine.. they just seem to disappear into one of many doors.

[Kim]

Further insanity through from surgery by text today: No repeat prescriptions can be ordered through the surgery. Patients now have to phone between 9am and 5pm or order them online (after registering with 2 pieces of ID, no information given as to what is deemed acceptable.)

Fairly sure that's going to run into problems with people who work 9-5, people who don't have the internet and people who's ID isn't considered acceptable...

Oh and they want 7 working days for it to be ready. Why replace a service with an even slower one?!

[Splashy]

Last year when I joined this practice they told me too to register using photo ID, I had none! Not been outside in 13 years so had no photo driving licence or passport. Cant get a driving licence one, think they dont like people waving a white stick driving so had to cough up 90 odd quid for a passport I will never use. But then that did make it possible for me to get a free bus pass and disabled parking badge.

It could be way worse, if we lived in America and couldnt afford health insurance it would be the free clinics for us and ya dont want to go there.. add to that Trump wants to make the poor suffer more by removing Obamma care, simply because he wants to destroy anything Obama did.

But then, I dont know if anyones been to hospital recently, but I really cant see how we will replace the out going non british heath professionals who will leave to somewhere which will guarantee they can stay and not just promise them a few years maybe before they are asked to leave.. well done Brexiteers

[Kim]

My mum is at the same surgery and she will be in a similar quandry if they do insist on photo ID. She has an old paper driving licence which is valid until she's 70. If she is still able/wanting to drive at that age the renewal will be free unless they change the rules in the meantime, so she sees no point in paying to get a photo licence sooner.

That said mum gets her repeat prescriptions ordered via the Sainsbury's service, so perhaps she'll be able to escape it.

[swmc66]

They should not be asking for these documents as part of the registration process as primary care is free to all.
If you google what do i need to register with a gp or go on nhs website it should tell you that.

[Siobhan]

Further insanity through from surgery by text today: No repeat prescriptions can be ordered through the surgery. Patients now have to phone between 9am and 5pm or order them online (after registering with 2 pieces of ID, no information given as to what is deemed acceptable.)

Fairly sure that's going to run into problems with people who work 9-5, people who don't have the internet and people who's ID isn't considered acceptable...

Oh and they want 7 working days for it to be ready. Why replace a service with an even slower one?!

My mum told me last night in her area you have to ring for appointment 2 days in advance.. who know if they are going to be sick 2 days from now!!!! that is really stupid.

[Splashy]

Just took my new super fantastic hair do on a bus trip to Southampton to see love ones ... they incidentally managed to get a GP appointment today calling on the dot at 8am.. it is a big practice thou and they had a cancellation.

Wow my old haunt Southampton common has really changed, had lunch in the wild centre that used to be the Zoo, seriously how many kids can claim in the UK that they woke up most days to the sound of a Lion roaring.

I love my bus pass ... its not that its free,, its that you dont have to faff with saying where you are going or coins..... oh yes got told off for trying to use an old pound coin in tescos... didnt matter that I was carrying a white stick it seems I should of known better..