What is it like getting a Doctors appointment for you ?

[nogoodnamesleft]

Because of the old NHS GP contract quite a few medical practices are leaving the NHS and going private.

I've not used them myself but when caring for my parents (24/7 living with them) I did on several occasions call the then Babylon Health telephone GP system (then £50 a call). Main reason was only way to get an appointment with their GP was to be queuing outside the practice at 08:00 for maybe an hour and as I was getting no help caring for parents (one with dementia) and I couldn't easily leave the house (given their risk of falls the way one parent behaved when I was not there to help the other parent ...).

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Fifty pounds a call?

FIFTY?? 😮🤯😮

Here, they'd just tell you to call NHS24 or go to the hospital.