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Originally Posted by demented
Which was why there was a massive piece in The Times today about it being about to change for some things.
I think the free prescriptions announced today a good policy.
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Good policy for who ?
In my area of Wales where prescriptions have been free for a while it has become a big drain on GP surgeries. We now have the situation where (some) people with time on their hands will demand a doctors appointment for any little cold, sniffle or whatever, to gain free medication.
This means that genuinly ill people find it difficult to obtain a doctors appointment. On Monday I went through a farce to obtain an appointment with my doctor, I'm 42 and it was the 4th occasion in my adult life that I needed to visit my GP. I had to be rude to the receptionist and point out that I was not one of their regular customers, and only visited the GP if I had something I was worried about.
My GP was certainly more concerned than the receptionist and was toying with the idea of admitting m to hospital for observation, and as a result I was given 2 follow on appointments this week. The receptionist are trying to fend off as many patients as possible because too many people go to a GP for complaints that are not serious or attend just to get some free medicine that can be obtained over the counter.