BOO HOO
Or destroyed - a vile peice of history.
@Dr Jack Hyde - with a name like your's I would have thought you would be ahead of me for the line for a psychiatrist!
@leatash ...you are missing the point. stop barking on about charges/penalties. if someone does not have a genuine reason for missing their appointment, and i agree a phone call to cancel isn't that difficult to do, then if they repeat this on a number of occassions then take them off the barton surgery attendance list. It seems to many people seem to be happy to have penalties/charges/fines ...
Doesn't sound much different to my days of commuting to and from central London on the tube, although that only cost a few quid.
250 people fail to attend their appointments. So what action is taken to maximise this failure? When a person fails to attend for their appointment wouldn't the first action be, by Barton, to try to make contact with the patient to find out if they had just forgotten or possibly now in hospital due to not being able to see their requested g.p. in a timely manner. Does reception restructure ...
@Duckileaks - i most probably haven't seen the new influx of doc's. as the last time i went to barton( or any others doc) was about 3 years ago. i can only give my opinion on what it was like 3 to 14 years ago.
@Lynne - http://dawlish.com/thread/details/45174
Another ill thought out idea for Dawlish
@ZIGGY - they most probably forgot they had booked it, seeing how long they may have had to wait!
Been feeling sick as dog all week, but felt good enougth today to see the doc's to find out what was going on. I try and keep away from anywhere where sick people congregate. Anyway, call the appointment line and speak to a person and request an appointment, yes with a specific doc. I find only one doc there has the energy and respect for their patients and listens to you when you speak. In ...