Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
No doctor's appointments
I've been trying for over a month to get an appointment at my local surgery, Bridge House, where I've been a patient for twenty years. They have recently had a catastrophic loss of staff, with four doctors leaving this month for a variety of reasons, and so far only one permanent replacement appointed. The result is that it's completely impossible to get an appointment - they simply say there are none 'on the system' and to try back in a few days, when it's exactly the same story.
There is a phone consultation triage system in the morning to deal with emergency appointments, I don't want to use that, as it's something long term I wish to discuss and I'm not sure I'd 'qualify'. Nonetheless I'm beginning to feel a bit desperate, and as though there really is no primary health care service available to me.
Is there another GP practice that is functioning better in Haringey, or are they all in the same boat?
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Permalink Reply by Antoinette on
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Well I've seen both sides. I've never had anyone be rude to me, but I did overhear a pretty rude exchange with someone on the phone and saw someone sent away with a flea in their ear when their prescription wasn't ready.
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I have been going to the West Green Road Doctors Surgery for a couple of years now and have always managed to get an appointment within a week (Max 2 weeks). They have 5 doctors at the surgery and a nurses room and the receptionists are very helpful and friendly (Which makes a change to others!)
The only thing is you can be waiting up to an hour to see the doctor as they do get busy and usually have a backlog. So i would say give yourself plenty of time for the appointment.
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