Dr Gupta

[Chick]

Tarot, you are nuts. Why don?t you get married to Thatcher and both of you bog off to the moon.

[the-e-dealer]

I always say no comment to Journos. Anybody doing anything else would be a fool especially in the light of what has emerged at the Levinson inquiry.

[the-e-dealer]

In the Mail 'Immigrants' can't win. Either they are Lazy Benefit Claimants. 'Taking our jobs' or Being too Successful.

It must be very easy working at the Mail.

[StraferJack]

Not really - following the Leveson enquiry is fascinating about the working practices at the various rags

It's a bit like a sweatshop of hate

[Damian H]

Tarot Wrote:

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> Fair enogh Jeremy I just found Ottas view

> offensive and narrow.

> People are quick to become offensive when seanjack

> passes his usual ,,self righteus opinions about

> me.

> Maybe he knows me!! maybe he dont.but he is

> obsessive.

> There are individuals who have had bad. dealings

> with the D,M.C,that cannot be discussed on an open

> forum.

> The incident with the phone call did happen,at the

> time I went to the reception and complained and it

> was stopped.

> Because its an open forum some people will not

> come on it and give their accounts of dealings

> with the D,M.C,for fear of

> comebacks or worse the no it alls on here.,or the

> fasnatical p.c crowd who think everyones as an

> agenda.

So basically, once your overt comments are shown to be twaddle you revert to "There's more I could tell you about what un-mentionable experiences un-named people have had who are scared to tell anyone except me but trust me, they really happened"? And presumably they are happy to tell you (swearing you to secrecy in the process) because you have proven your patient advocate credentials by single handedly changing the telephone practices of DMC with one well-timed and carefully aimed complaint?

[Sue]

Damian H Wrote:

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>

> So basically, once your overt comments are shown

> to be twaddle you revert to "There's more I could

> tell you about what un-mentionable experiences

> un-named people have had who are scared to tell

> anyone except me but trust me, they really

> happened"? And presumably they are happy to tell

> you (swearing you to secrecy in the process)

> because you have proven your patient advocate

> credentials by single handedly changing the

> telephone practices of DMC with one well-timed and

> carefully aimed complaint?

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Well said!

[the-e-dealer]

I cannot tell you anything about an incident that may or may not shock you.

[starryeyes]

I have never seen him and he is my GP,,, After weeks of trying to get an appointment i finally saw a doctor the other day and the first words to me were " you havent got long" what is that about?? am changing doctors, no surprise

[Sue]

I saw Dr Gupta just last week.

I didn't ask for a particular GP, he just happened to be the GP I saw when I went.

Starryeyes, what on earth are you talking about, "weeks of trying to get an appointment"?

You can almost always get an appointment at DMC the same day if you go first thing in the morning. And if you can't get there first thing, you can certainly get an appointment quite soon.

[Pickle]

Agree with Sue - if I need an appointment for myself or the kids I ring first thing in the morning and have always been seen the same day. For non urgent appointments I've always found them really accommodating with days/times.

[ClareC]

Pickle Wrote:

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> Agree with Sue - if I need an appointment for

> myself or the kids I ring first thing in the

> morning and have always been seen the same day.

> For non urgent appointments I've always found them

> really accommodating with days/times.

This is my experience too.

[the-e-dealer]

If my doctor said "you havent got long " I would ask what is going to kill me.

[Sue]

You have to wonder (well, I do) why Starryeyes felt the need to register and post on this forum solely it seems to have a go at Dr Gupta and the DMC - and to say things which almost certainly are not true.

[Mick Mac]

There is a school of thought that the government sold too good a deal to GPs a number of years ago. Hence the taxpayer could be seen to be overpaying for the service generally.

However i agree with others above that DMC is a very good practice, run efficiently with good doctors. We are fortunate to have it in the area.

[????]

Interestingly by and large the majority of Doctors opposed the NHS in 1945 and were pretty much bribed into joining - Drs as a whole do a good job and make many sacrifices and work hard to get qualified.....but I don't buy into the selfless altruitsic light that they are sometimes portrayed in.

[Gidget]

Apparently they did used to have a number linked to a call centre in India. I know someone who used to work at DMC.

[the-e-dealer]

Even if they did you would'nt see India on the bill as claimed.

[tomwalkerhome]

Well.....its true that Labour almost spent 30% more on health but

its also true Consultant and GP salaries rose by 2-300% and 80% of the money did not make it to patient care...so rather than Capitalism I'd say Blairism....and as we know once you put money up you can't reverse it....whos fault....Socialists

pissing away Govt borrowed money....while meaning well always fail to take into account human nature/greed etc...

ironic really

[Gidget]

Since this thread first started complaints against the booking system at DMC have been coming thick and fast on other threads. What has happened to cause this in such a short space of time?

[Administrator]

There is another thread about the DMC where you have posted Gidget, please don't dig up old threads about the same subject.