Have you ever ignored a non urgent health issue due to the 8am call system for GP appointments?
I switched doctors like 4 months ago after moving house so lost my previous repeat prescription for period pain. Ive had it in the back of my head for 4 months to make an appointment but it's never on my mind when I wake up.
Anyway, finally called today and was told the Dr will give me a call back at some point. I thought it would be a "here's your appointment time" situation. I'm at a conference for half of today so I'm a bit like OH - wish I could book an appointment in advance.
I get why the system exists this way but I feel like it would make sense to have a couple appointments available each day for advanced bookings. I can imagine someone ignoring something non urgent until it gets bad because of this system.
u/biggreenroof — 7 days ago