Would You Be Happy Paying £25 For A Routine Doctors Appointment?

[Bobbisox1]

Personally it wouldn’t bother me doing this if it would cut down on the time wasters who allegedly cost the NHS £216 million a year with missed appointments who just don’t bother turning up, the one thing that is a concern is the people who can’t afford this,would it not be better to charge those who don’t have a good excuse for missing an appointment,although how that could be policed , I’m not sure

[agchristie]

//if I don't buy new shoes, I won't be able to walk to the doctors//

No problem, you could see a 'barefoot doctor'

Boooooooom!

[ummmm]

£10.40 and I was paying £75 beforehand...and meds have been added since then.

[pixie374]

Yes, ummm... so it only saves money if you are on more than one script per month.

[Ryzen]

If I pay my £25...do i get a refund when the diagnosis is wrong?..at the moment we dont get a refund when the prescribed drugs dont work.

[jesmond]

I think there should be some sort of charge for missed appointments at docs or hospital, after all if you dont turn up for appointment you mustnt have needed it in the first place unless of course youve died (sorry to put it that bluntly)

[pixie374]

Jesmond... hospitals often send out their own appointments. They are not usually booked directly by patients.