GPs are not as great as they used to be
The GP services have become poor over the years. They are not as great as they used to be. Everything is limited – you can only have a ten minute appointment, only one issues per appointment, and it takes long to book appointments. The time limit on appointments makes you fearful to disclose other illnesses because you can only share one. This is the same in hospitals. Sometimes, it can make you feel worse – you are not heard or listened to. The personal relationship that used to be there between the Doctor and patient is no longer there. Sometimes you just need to talk to someone because it is a mental issue rather than a physical issue. Now they have cut out a lot of prescriptions such as medication for eczema. That is not very fair, especially in a deprived area. It seems everyone is being treated the same. The patient- doctor relationship is not there. People have lost faith in GPs. Nowadays, I wait until my GP is closed and use out of hours and I always get an appointment. The problem is that they are just moving the burden to other services. GPs are the biggest link between families and the health. If you cannot trust the GP, how can you trust the hospital.