WHAT do other readers think about trying to get a GP appointment?
When I see a doctor, it is great. I have no complaints about treatment.
But getting an appointment is a complete nightmare.
You have to call at 8am to get an appointment that day, and I understand that.
But I had a problem which did not require immediate treatment, and I was happy to book in for days or even weeks in the future.
But when I called at 11am, I was told I still had to join the queue one morning to book in advance.
It makes no sense, and I feel it is creating even more work at surgeries to deal with a barrage of calls in the morning.
If I want to book for three weeks on Wednesday, why not?
Why created this avalanche of queues which are simply not necessary?
GRAHAM MARTIN
Birchwood
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