So I had an appointment last Friday at 6:50pm. Due to a crap tube I was running late, I ended up arriving at 6:52pm. "Sorry, we have a policy, if you are even one minute late for an appointment, you can't be seen and have to rebook." ONE MINUTE! I can understand that there has to be a cut off point for being late, but one minute! I can only imagine that the GPs who run this operation have introduced such a policy to avoid having to stay any longer at the surgery than they have to. Well very nice for them. "Salaried GPs employed directly by PCTs earnbetween ?53249 to 80354, ..." According to the NHS careers website. (http://www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/details/Default.aspx?Id=553) Well if you can't be bothered to stay an extra ten minutes or so at work to help ill people when you are paid that much, shame on you! What a downright mean, nasty and oppressive policy this is. ps to those reading this thread, I am indeed sack donger, the same guy who posted this issue last week. Some of you may remember the outrage caused by my choice of words. I admit that my original choice of language towards DMC was inappropriate and apologise for any offence caused. In mitigation I was absolutely furious, and of course highly ill! I have re-posted the same topic again as I feel that this is a very important community issue, for which DMC need to be brought to account. I promise not to use foul language again, so please don't try to provoke me! Let the debate begin once again!
