Pay-as-you-go Doctor?

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The initial message was deleted from this topic on 13 December 2023 at 11:20

[Newc]

I go here, works well, they have a number of locations.

https://www.hcahealthcare.co.uk/facilities/roodlan...

[BlindedByTheLights]

Have a look at local private hospitals. Ours does GP appointments £90

[Soft Top]

Hopefully not difficult. Just Google “Private GP XXXXXXXX” - where XXXXXXXXXX is your location

After a great experience abroad then still needing some help when we got back, (and finding a 3 week wait for our GP), a simple Google, (and at the time about £70 - these days £120), got an appointment the next day. The private GP’s are becoming busier so now there can be 1-2 days now but MUCH faster than the NHS with 20 minute slots. Just don’t buy your medicine from them - take it to the pharmacy at 1/4 of the cost, (granted not everything but ours does rip the backside out of some of it).

[vikingaero]

Newc said:

I go here, works well, they have a number of locations.

https://www.hcahealthcare.co.uk/facilities/roodlan...

I've used Rood Lane/Medicentres and DocTap. Handy locations in the City and at stations.

When I ring up my Doctor, the receptionist qualifies you :

"Are you on our critical list, of pension age or under 18?"
"None of those."
"Well then I'm afraid the next available appointment is in 3 weeks..."

I took Vikingette1 to Rood Lane at Victoria Station one weekend when her ears were completely blocked with wax and she couldn't hear.

[thepeoplespal]

Soft Top said:

Hopefully not difficult. Just Google “Private GP XXXXXXXX” - where XXXXXXXXXX is your location

After a great experience abroad then still needing some help when we got back, (and finding a 3 week wait for our GP), a simple Google, (and at the time about £70 - these days £120), got an appointment the next day. The private GP’s are becoming busier so now there can be 1-2 days now but MUCH faster than the NHS with 20 minute slots. Just don’t buy your medicine from them - take it to the pharmacy at 1/4 of the cost, (granted not everything but ours does rip the backside out of some of it).

Your NHS GP gets £167 per year for your health care, which puts the £120 a private appointment into perspective.

Imagine the service that could be provided if there were the 10000 extra NHS GPs that were promised by Andrew Landsley & Jeremy Hunt, rather than the 5000+ fewer we actually have.

It's in your interests to lobby politicians to have a working NHS, if only to keep private GPs slack enough for you to get a same day appointment.