Post by boxoffrogs on Nov 5, 2017 13:19:23 GMT
Hi all,
I'm wondering if I can get your thoughts on what I've done and what the consequences will be as I'm a bit worried now...
A couple of weeks ago I had a telephone appointment with a GP at the practice. I was wanting an update on my ADHD referral and to discuss my worsening anxiety. The GP hadn't had any notes back from the CMHT meeting I had back in June thus nothing about me being on a waiting list for an ADHD DX and my anxiety had been worsening with the lack of information.
The GP informed me that the reason I'd heard nothing was due to the 'failing NHS' and told me to go back and ask CMHT for updates. I asked what I can do about the anxiety and bluntly told it's the 3 month cycle depression medication or nothing. And I've always flat out refused them as I don't believe their suitable for me. I was pretty P****ed at this comment and further P***ed off when I realised it's now been 20 YEARS I've been going to the GP on and off with anxiety and fobbed off every time (hormones/stress/etc/etc).
Anyway, a few days later I was in fighting mode and typed up an angry letter and sent it registered to her at the practise. I wasn't personally attacking her but concerned that comments like 'failing NHS' could have on people with depression who are at their wits end and on last hopes. I didn't want to raise an official complaint as I didn't want the GP to get in the sh*t, just have a bit more sympathy with very struggling people.
Yesterday I got a letter back from the practise manager, not GP, saying that my comments will be looked into and will get a reply in 2 weeks.
So what crap have I got myself into? TBH I was wanting to change GPs anyway as I've never been happy with them and they were atrocious with my brothers mental health in the 90s and he ended up getting sectioned (obs the Drs a different now but same GP practise).
And what will happen to the DR? I genuinely didn't want to get her in the sh*t.
To top this off I've had an awful week as my dog has been going into cluster seizures so been in and out of the emergency animal hospital on and then back home on shifts for 24 hr seizure alert. He's had to start a lifetime of epileptic drugs so I'm really anxious about missing his pill times etc.
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I'm wondering if I can get your thoughts on what I've done and what the consequences will be as I'm a bit worried now...
A couple of weeks ago I had a telephone appointment with a GP at the practice. I was wanting an update on my ADHD referral and to discuss my worsening anxiety. The GP hadn't had any notes back from the CMHT meeting I had back in June thus nothing about me being on a waiting list for an ADHD DX and my anxiety had been worsening with the lack of information.
The GP informed me that the reason I'd heard nothing was due to the 'failing NHS' and told me to go back and ask CMHT for updates. I asked what I can do about the anxiety and bluntly told it's the 3 month cycle depression medication or nothing. And I've always flat out refused them as I don't believe their suitable for me. I was pretty P****ed at this comment and further P***ed off when I realised it's now been 20 YEARS I've been going to the GP on and off with anxiety and fobbed off every time (hormones/stress/etc/etc).
Anyway, a few days later I was in fighting mode and typed up an angry letter and sent it registered to her at the practise. I wasn't personally attacking her but concerned that comments like 'failing NHS' could have on people with depression who are at their wits end and on last hopes. I didn't want to raise an official complaint as I didn't want the GP to get in the sh*t, just have a bit more sympathy with very struggling people.
Yesterday I got a letter back from the practise manager, not GP, saying that my comments will be looked into and will get a reply in 2 weeks.
So what crap have I got myself into? TBH I was wanting to change GPs anyway as I've never been happy with them and they were atrocious with my brothers mental health in the 90s and he ended up getting sectioned (obs the Drs a different now but same GP practise).
And what will happen to the DR? I genuinely didn't want to get her in the sh*t.
To top this off I've had an awful week as my dog has been going into cluster seizures so been in and out of the emergency animal hospital on and then back home on shifts for 24 hr seizure alert. He's had to start a lifetime of epileptic drugs so I'm really anxious about missing his pill times etc.
Thanks
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