Gp Behind Closed Doors

[Smowball]

Whilst being ordered to rest I’ve just watched a couple of these episodes, in a pretty big medical practise. Now I know it’s in front of the cameras but honestly, seeing a doctor the day you ring up, getting a cancellation instantly, physio or injections straight away……. Hospital referrals almost on the spot. It’s just so far fetched. If only lol. Can’t even get in my doctors surgery still lol, everything is still over the phone, so god knows when they filmed this series., but even so it’s so unrealistic…

[Smowball]

Ahhhh ok. Still unusually helpful! Lol

[dannyk13]

Smow, my practice has just gone back to giving you the choice of face to face, video,or telephone appointments.

[davebro]

//Dave, no problem getting through on the phone.In fact I don't have any problem with the practice.//

I've rung mine a few times recently - there are a couple of options, one gives you queueing info & I'm often 25th in the queue (life's too short), the other just rings out unanswered.

[davebro]

I've taken to writing them a note & asking the doc to ring me!

[davebro]

Can't find a definitive list of all the locations they've without looking up each series individually.

[Smowball]

I’m swapping to the one up the road that my friend is a patient at, and they are seeing patients face to face again, plus they seem much better in general.

[dannyk13]

Dave //I'm often 25th in the queue //
That is often the case at my practice but with 26,000 patients there are bound to be times when the phones are busy.

[vulcan42]

Smoball,, at least they let you in, at my clinic the receptionist talks to us at an open window irrespective of what the weather is doing.

[Mamyalynne]

Dave

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SERIES 6​ - 43 x 60'/CHANNEL 5/TX 2018-2019

The Ridge Medical Centre - Bradford.

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SERIES 5​​ - 43 x 60'/CHANNEL 5/TX 2017-2018

Horfield Health Centre - Bristol.

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SERIES 4​​ - 43 x 60'/CHANNEL 5/TX 2016 - 2017

Farnham Road Surgery - Slough.

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SERIES 3​ - 50 x 60'/CHANNEL 5/TX OCTOBER 2015 - 2016

Balham Park Surgery - South London​.

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SERIES 2​ - 8 x 60'/CHANNEL 5/TX FEB 2015

Putneymead Group Medical Practice - South London.​

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SERIES 1 - 4 x 60'/CHANNEL 5/TX 2014

Lewisham - London

[Mamyalynne]

Series 7

Hall Green Health, which is based on the Stratford Road in the Hall Green area of South Birmingham,

[roopower]

Season 1 somewhere in SE London: 2 Putneymead SW London:3 Balham Park London: 4 Farnham Road Slough:5 Horfield Health Centre Bristol: 6 Ridge Medical Practice Bradford:7 Hall Green Medical Centre Birmingham.
I've watched most of them, it's the sort of programme I like. The practices are usually huge with services like giving up smoking, blood tests etc provided under one roof.

[roopower]

Ooooh, you beat me to it!

[Mamyalynne]

I also gave a link to locations on page 1 but seems to have gone unnoticed :-)

I like the series too.

[Smowball]

First time Ive watched it but admit I did quite like it.

[smurfchops]

The doctors seem to have all the time in the world for the patients, not rushing them out. If only.

[bednobs]

it is much easier to get things done quicker with the poly-clinics that the series shows

[jennyjoan]

bednobs - what is a poly-clinic

[ducksie]

I get same day appointments with my GP and have even had house calls, even during the height of the pandemic - maybe it's because I am in Ireland I don't know but my GP has a very busy practice, so much so, he has just moved into a purpose built surgery with a few other Dr's and Public Health nurses. He would still see me if I rang now and said it was necessary.

[davebro]

Dr. Shipman was a bit like that!

[ducksie]

davebro, he's no shipman, and if he cannot call to the house, one of the other practice doctors will or ask me to come to the practice. As well as that, I'm no old lady and I ain't got money that I can sign over to them - they'll make more from me being alive