Froglander

Yes, that’s where I got my message. Should be a news story as many people will be worried. I was.

Are any women getting notifications about needing a mammogram from their GP? I’ve received one from Tessa Jowell and when I contacted the breast screening service , I was told that erroneous messages are being sent out and they are now inundated by worried women. My last one was in November 2023 and they are supposed to be every three years. Another guess that this is to do with ££.

What happened to the Neighbourhood Vet thread?

Was told today by TJGP (not a doctor) that if you want a referral, then they can only be done on a Monday and a Thursday. This means that you can only book a consultation for that purpose on those days. I sincerely hope this information is incorrect. Has anyone heard this before?

There is a Wanted section on this forum. You could post there. In the past I’ve bought freestanding wardrobes at the Lots Road auction house. You can also check out the Gumtree and the Preloved sites.

Sue, I needed to discuss another different prescription but not specifically the one that GP called about so to tell me it wasn’t a consultation was ridiculous.

So sorry to hear this. Any camera footage?

3 Sisters? Did they offer you a cash discount?

In the recent past, I have asked which GPs are doing appointments that day and have never been given more than 4 names per day. I’ve done this in case I can ask for a certain preferable GP. I’m quite sure there are some who aren’t doing ‘consultations’ but are going through blood test results and other paperwork. This relates to the telephone call I had last week and which I posted about upthread.

Some of the GPs might be amazing. You said the two GPs you spoke to were helpful in getting you support. That doesn’t mean they are all helpful. I had an unpleasant experience with a GP last week who called me to check on a prescription - I did not call them - and who refused to let me discuss anything else as it ‘wasn’t a consultation’. His words.

Yes, I know that. I want a delivery. It seems that must, if not all local Chinese restaurants want cash on delivery.

They want to be paid in cash.

Unfortunately, that’s not surprising. In the NHS site that I mentioned there are 28 complaints and the most recent answer from TJ is in January to a complaint posted in November last year. it might be worth asking for a meeting with the practice manager and a doctor. I did this once when they had different management (2012) and took along a friend as a witness. If everyone did that they might be tempted to pull their socks up.

I really think that this thread should be started afresh as many of the previous places have closed down.

So sorry to hear about your husband’s experience. How appalling. When you say official complaint form, is this online? I suggest emailing a complaint for the attention of the practice manager and the assistant practice manager, although the practice manager is fairly useless if it’s still the same one. He’s a very slippery character. Copy in everyone (official bodies who are relevant) and who were mentioned up thread by a few people. It’s possible to leave a review about the practice online, do that as well. Go to the nhs.uk site and to the find a gp section. Type in your postcode. It should come up with the TJ Surgery even if you aren’t currently in their catchment area. It says they are currently accepting new patients and that they are accepting out of area registrations. Crazy. There are 28 reviews on the site dating back to 2022 and none of them are favourable. They’ve given up responding to the reviews. Last response was January this year and that was to a review left in November last year. The practice email address is [email protected]

Do those hours include a lunch break? When I did a 40 hr week, we were entitled to a 1 hr lunch break in theory but often ate lunch at desks and worked at same time.

How lovely. Hope you get lots of responses. B

The vet from the BVA that was on the You & Yours programme yesterday was very much on the defensive. Definitely worth a listen.

Where is this info supplied? So 40 hours without a break are considered full time?

Part time GPs are because many of them are female and want to work part time to fit in childcare.

You and Yours, Radio 4, is covering this topic today. Will be available to listen to on the Sounds App after transmission.

This is terrible. Have you tried calling instead of using the online service? From info posted on here, the online service was invented by the owners of the practice. They’ve changed names so many times I can’t remember which company. Wonder how many other medical practices use it. They joined forces and merged with another practice to get the premises. The other practice was called The Hambledon Clinic and it wasn’t particularly close. They took on some of their staff. This happened before the new clinic was built. It meant that both sets of patients automatically became registered at Tessa Jowell. I do not know how many patients were at each practice previously. Does anyone know how many patients are registered there now? I believe they are still accepting new patients.

What is a GN pan?

Possibly connected to their Israel support.