Also, around here there is so much house building going on; villages and small towns are rapidly virtually doubling their sizes with no equable increase in investment in schools, medical centres, sewerage systems etc. Schools are over subscribed, gp practices have been swamped with new patients, and you’ve all read of untreated sewage being released into rivers because the systems aren’t adequate.
For years this country has failed to invest in its future and has blithely sailed on, relying on a creaking and crumbling infrastructure created by visionaries in former generations, because our current politicians are so devoid of imagination that they can only think of winning votes by appealing to greed and promising to reduce personal taxes, rather than inspire the population with ambition to build a better, safer and healthier future by investment.
Here, those of us who are registered with large efficient city go practices seem to be getting the same efficient service as always … whereas people who live in the surrounding area where there were small gp practices serving several villages, now find those gps are totally swamped with huge numbers of patients they simply can’t cope with … and some exhausted gps, terrified of making a calamitous mistake due to overwork etc, are leaving 😭
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Not quite sure how I feel about this. I went out to clear the mess on the patio. Bin at the ready to clear the pots and containers out. I was going to do a bit of gardening! To my delight/ chagrin many of the 'dead' plants had tiny leaves sprouting on the stems. I'll have to leave the mess for now to see what happens.
I can sympathise @KT53, although that isn't much help. Many areas have limited access to surgeries. Due to moving several times in a few years, I had to keep changing surgeries. To say they're variable is an understatement [and I rarely need to go to the doc] but I found big differences in them. My older daughter though, has had several problems with the one we're currently with, as she is on permanent medication. I can also understand the reluctance to go though. I'm the same. I didn't even go to A&E when I ripped my rotator cuff, until my colleague at work suggested it the following day when I told her what had happened
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Next doors hens have found they can get their heads through the cages covering the ground feeders, I shall have to ask her for money towards their feed at this rate, she says just chase them with a broom! I can see a heated discussion coming. Gripe over.
I went to the chemist this morning for my monthly prescription for asthma medication. One of the products was out of stock. "Oh, that's all right." I said "I'll can come back." "The problem is...." replied the chemist "is that we don't know when we are going to get a delivery!" Also had my 5th jab for Covid.
Popped into the drs surgery as my prescription had reached its 6-month time limit. No appointment inside of 3 weeks. Luckily it's just a repeat prescription. My doctor likes to poke and prod: heart beat, blood pressure and basic questions every 6 months.
I like my doctor. She is serious about her work. She's young and is just back to work after having her first babe.
@tui34 I think you generally find that younger doctors still have some enthusiasm about their work. Sadly it won't be long before much of that is knocked out of them, in the UK at least. Back before Covid I had an appointment at our surgery and was seen by an 'older' doctor, probably in his early 50s, who I hadn't seen before. I asked if he'd been with the surgery long and he said he was doing locum work. He had been a partner in another surgery but packed it in because, in his words, he wanted to treat patients and not spend half the week on meaningless meetings and paperwork.
We had ours at the end of November @tui34 and @floralies and flu jabs a week later. Good luck with the new hip @floralies. There are people I see at physio in the shared gym part who've had both done at once!! and one lady who had both knees done at once. My second is due in July.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Virtually impossible to change practice around here I'm afraid.
Many areas have limited access to surgeries. Due to moving several times in a few years, I had to keep changing surgeries. To say they're variable is an understatement [and I rarely need to go to the doc] but I found big differences in them. My older daughter though, has had several problems with the one we're currently with, as she is on permanent medication.
I can also understand the reluctance to go though. I'm the same. I didn't even go to A&E when I ripped my rotator cuff, until my colleague at work suggested it the following day when I told her what had happened
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Popped into the drs surgery as my prescription had reached its 6-month time limit. No appointment inside of 3 weeks. Luckily it's just a repeat prescription. My doctor likes to poke and prod: heart beat, blood pressure and basic questions every 6 months.
I like my doctor. She is serious about her work. She's young and is just back to work after having her first babe.
Their 'pets' but it's your responsibility....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...