Latest Moan From You and Me 2025

Had a blood test yesterday, and today received a text from the GP surgery asking me to follow a link to a satisfaction survey. I’ve already told them to email me with anything like that, as I don’t have a smart phone, and I’m blowed if I’m going to copy out a great long address to access it. Shame I can’t access it to tell them how unsatisfied I am about that!
I think GP surgeries also get extra funding if they can get a high percentage of suitable patients on statins. OH was offered them with great enthusiasm by our GP, and I was collared after my annual review to start them as well. Fair enough, I’ve just had the follow-up blood test, and my cholesterol is noticeably lower.

 

When I get those long addresses I copy them and send them to myself as an email. I can then copy them into my ipad and complete the form there. Maybe arse about elbow but it works for me.

 

@NigelJ The GPs at our practice seemingly don't even read the information the Stazi, sorry receptionists, have demanded before permitting access to medical staff. Despite providing almost everything apart from inside leg measurement during that call, the first thing the doctor says is "What can I do for you today?" I'm so tempted to say "Reading the note from the receptionist would be a start" but I don't want the hassle of finding a new surgery.

 

After my annual health check a couple of years ago I looked at the information collected on the NHS app. My answers had been recorded as "Moderate smoker" and "Takes no exercise". My actual answers were "Never smoked" and Moderate exercise". I wrote to the surgery stating that I wanted the record corrected. I never even got a reply.

 

Annual health check?
How much does that cost?

 

@pete Nothing it's done at our surgery. They started when I was about 60.

 

Never heard of anything like that, no wonder I cant get an appointment.

 

We now have to fill out an online form that is available between 0800 and 0900 (or whenever they have a days quota of forms 0930 if you are lucky). Answer an interminable number of questions, include photographs if possible; this is then triaged by somebody hopefully qualified. After this the selected winners will receive a text inviting them to ring to make a face to face appointment, runners up will be told they've got a morning or afternoon phone consultation, third place gets you an appointment with a practice nurse. The rest will get some advice about self medication or maybe even a prescription.

 

Apparently I'm disqualified from annual health checks as I have regular appointments at the hospital for a heart problem and an eye condition.

 

My cousin got fed up of being asked about alcohol consumption so the next time she was asked she just rolled her eyes and replied "you really don't want to know" subject has not been raised since.

 

These days @shiney you wouldn't want to go down to the river for water.

 

Those were the days, down at the river doing the washing