Gps
I recently took myself to a medical clinic that bulk-billed. I didn’t go there because they bulk-billed. I went because the clinic was walking distance from my office building. I needed to get tested for Helicobacter pylori. Here’s what happened:
GP: You can take the test home, do it yourself and bring it back to be sent to the lab. (No further instructions so I leave and I attempt to pick up the test from reception.)
Medical Receptionist: No, you do the test here, but after two hours of fasting, water is allowed.
(I return after two hours of fasting, having drunk a glass of water during that time.)
Centre Manager: Actually you need to have fasted for 6 hours, nil water, but it should be OK.
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I’m sure most people would agree that it’s often difficult to get an appointment with your preferred doctor these days.
Sometimes you wait days—if not weeks—for a non-urgent consultation. So, when you finally do get an appointment you’re loathe to give it up, even if you’re feeling better. I was reminded of this recently when I was a bit off-colour and decided to arrange a visit to the doctor.
As the appointment was nine days away, naturally my body did one of the two things that bodies do when there is a delay in medical intervention – it got better. When the only other option is to die, it kind of spurs you on.
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acinom says:
GP’s are all too happy to treat the symptoms and hustle you out the door, but not to spend the time discovering and treating the underlying cause of the symptoms. Our healthcare system would improve significantly if the government targeted our hard earned taxes towards a system of prevention, not… Read more »
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So what if says:
Roxon has got it all wrong. We do have a problem and ‘Fed up with…’ has brought up some key issues. Roxon has a bias against doctors and she talks about spending but very little about results. Read more »
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