Whilst not the case in this particular scenario, there is also the problem of those who do not have the equipment to send/receive texts and rely on a basic landline albeit with an answerphone system. If the recipient doesn't pick up, I find it hard to believe that leaving a message is any more difficult or time consuming than sending a text.
I think you will find that GPs will generally not leave a message on an answering machine because of potential privacy issues.Â
If a piece of information is important enough, then call. If it's not that important, I'm not interested in reading text messages.Â
If only life was that simple. I totally agree that urgent information requires a phone call. Important but non-urgent information doesn't. For example our surgery and dentist send reminder text messages a couple of days before appointments as a reminder.
Whilst not the case in this particular scenario, there is also the problem of those who do not have the equipment to send/receive texts and rely on a basic landline albeit with an answerphone system. If the recipient doesn't pick up, I find it hard to believe that leaving a message is any more difficult or time consuming than sending a text.
I think you will find that GPs will generally not leave a message on an answering machine because of potential privacy issues.Â
As an example., I had a message left on my mobile phone's answer machine. ' This is a message for xxxx xxxxxx ( not me). This is xxxxxxx medical centre. Your results are back, please contact us to discuss them '  I contacted the medical centre and explained what had happened.
Whilst not the case in this particular scenario, there is also the problem of those who do not have the equipment to send/receive texts and rely on a basic landline albeit with an answerphone system. If the recipient doesn't pick up, I find it hard to believe that leaving a message is any more difficult or time consuming than sending a text.
I think you will find that GPs will generally not leave a message on an answering machine because of potential privacy issues.Â
Ours does, but they say who they're trying to contact, and "please call the surgery" or similar.
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Whilst not the case in this particular scenario, there is also the problem of those who do not have the equipment to send/receive texts and rely on a basic landline albeit with an answerphone system. If the recipient doesn't pick up, I find it hard to believe that leaving a message is any more difficult or time consuming than sending a text.
I think you will find that GPs will generally not leave a message on an answering machine because of potential privacy issues.Â
Ours does, but they say who they're trying to contact, and "please call the surgery" or similar.
Clearly then different surgeries work in different ways. I've had missed calls on both my mobile and land lines from our surgery. No message left on any occasion.
At work we would just say “please call ( name of pharmacy) if we have to leave a message but this was an important message from a nurse and shouldn’t have been sent as a text. Surely something so important should have been worth a phone call. If the prescription couldn’t be collected from the pharmacy in time it could then have been returned to the spine to be pulled down by a pharmacy open over the weekend. This could have been discussed in a phone call. I think it’s disgraceful that when someone is coping with a very difficult situation they are not given every single bit of help and support available.
Welcome to Devon NHS. I think people thought I was exaggerating when I told stories of how we were treated when I looked after both my parents until death. An absolute nightmare.   Even when I offered any amount of money I still got no help hardly. unfortunately, these are the last memories we have of out loved ones and they turned into a nightmare,  I don’t think I’ll ever get past that.  Sympathies for Hosta and G.
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A situation in which I always prefer sending or receiving a text or email in preference to a phone call is in the case of social invitations. The other party then has a chance to discuss it with his/her partner, carefully consider which date is best if given a range of options, and come up with a plausible excuse if you don’t fancy attending.
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I think you will find that GPs will generally not leave a message on an answering machine because of potential privacy issues.Â
If only life was that simple. I totally agree that urgent information requires a phone call. Important but non-urgent information doesn't. For example our surgery and dentist send reminder text messages a couple of days before appointments as a reminder.
 I contacted the medical centre and explained what had happened.
To each his own.
Clearly then different surgeries work in different ways. I've had missed calls on both my mobile and land lines from our surgery. No message left on any occasion.
An absolute nightmare. Â Â Even when I offered any amount of money I still got no help hardly.Â
unfortunately, these are the last memories we have of out loved ones and they turned into a nightmare,  I don’t think I’ll ever get past that.
 Sympathies for Hosta and G.