tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post6806539453762459541..comments2024-02-17T21:46:12.329+00:00Comments on A Gurn from Nurn: Nairn Healthcare Group - Changes to their appointment systemGraisghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-52039618721420191282012-11-05T09:07:25.329+00:002012-11-05T09:07:25.329+00:00i just tried to make an appointment for 7 days tim...i just tried to make an appointment for 7 days time,and was told bt receptionist that cant be done,and to phone on the day,,what crap,,if i do that,i,ll be told i cant see the doctor i want,i,ll be complaining in writing to health board about this stupid practiceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-5421322160877668632012-10-29T22:56:49.518+00:002012-10-29T22:56:49.518+00:00I have not seen this anything on this so far, but ...I have not seen this anything on this so far, but as I am going to an appointment at the clinic in the morning I will be looking for one.<br />I have to admit I do not have problem with talking to a doctor over the phone,in the past when I have the doctor ask me to go to the clinic anyway. At least they know I am coming and won't miss an appointment which happens a lot.<br />I do not like theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-22515287344170755322012-10-29T20:52:02.260+00:002012-10-29T20:52:02.260+00:00If the doctors are so hard pushed to provide appoi...If the doctors are so hard pushed to provide appointments then where on earth are they going to find the time to call every patient back. Nairn may be small but there are still thousands of patients.<br />If we dont like this system - as I certainly wont be talking to a receptionist about my care - then what choice do we have? Since the merger this is the ONLY GP practice available without Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-1899633039881235542012-10-29T18:58:27.698+00:002012-10-29T18:58:27.698+00:00That's a lot of information in the leaflet ano...That's a lot of information in the leaflet anon. Let's see how it goes shall we?Graisghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-37046611664612467282012-10-29T18:56:49.743+00:002012-10-29T18:56:49.743+00:00Why on earth should we have to inform the receptio...Why on earth should we have to inform the receptionist of anything other than we need to make an appointment.<br />I have never seen a practice with so many doctors and so few appointments, just what are the doctors in there doing all day?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-48328024679657371252012-10-28T17:41:47.083+00:002012-10-28T17:41:47.083+00:00Sounds like Doctors are becoming receptionists and...Sounds like Doctors are becoming receptionists and receptionists are becoming DoctorsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-85501852938304741962012-10-28T15:26:33.107+00:002012-10-28T15:26:33.107+00:00Definitely less care, especially for some people...Definitely less care, especially for some people who might find it difficult to explain their illness over the phone. <br />Surely people don t phone for an appointment if they don t need one, I cann t think of anything worse than sitting in that place for one minute longer than necessary . A lot of the time people go for one ailment and its something underlying that they didn t notice that'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-77783527128254504442012-10-27T07:11:32.053+00:002012-10-27T07:11:32.053+00:00We will explain our illness or affliction to the r...We will explain our illness or affliction to the receptionist!<br />Where has the GP Practice gone?Where has private contact with the doctor gone? This will be even worse rationing of appointments and rough, inaccurate diagnosis over the phone. Could we have a page on the Gurn for urgent appointments and a page in the Nairnshire for non urgent appointments? Then every reader could give a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-40004737881264999862012-10-27T06:37:33.783+00:002012-10-27T06:37:33.783+00:00I can see a few problems with this system, but I s...I can see a few problems with this system, but I suppose we will have to wait and see how it pans out.Anything will be better that the current system where regularly there are "no available appointments" even a week in advance when I have tried to see any Doc in a non emergency situation. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com