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Originally Posted by littleblackdog
 I am lucky that my GP seems to be pretty good in this area, but even then she is constrained by the NHS. It is so hard to be patient though, isn't it? When you know that if you had a broken leg, or cancer etc. you would never be told that you could go on a waiting list, but the current waiting time is about 9 months yet it's acceptable to leave people with mental health problems for that long. |
I don't think it's acceptable
I have seen maybe 2 or 3 GP's over the years with a kinder manner and who seem to try to listen within the time constraints, I was even given 20 minutes last time, so it over ran the standard time allocated by 10 minutes.
As I think someone posted in another thread, if the doctor thinks the person isn't likely to be at immediate risk, they have to wait.
It's a judgement call.
I wouldn't like to be a doctor, it's a very hard job although sometimes very rewarding
I have to try to have more faith in the doctors,
. This is very hard for me