Not just that but they also think they’re medical professionals
Whenever they ask I go for the most disgusting story I can think of. They soon let me see the doctor.
Depending on the reason they do it they can be very helpful or very annoying. My surgery actually constructively uses the receptionist to categorise so that things can be reviewed quickly. It’s not expecting them to be medical experts just to follow guidelines. Once you appreciate how it works it can be very smooth sailing. Also being nice to them helps. People with an attitude find it difficult but that’s a them thing.
BUT I know people locally at different surgeries where they are a little dictator with a shitty attitude and honestly I can see why ones like that are a nightmare and give everyone a bad reputation.
Phoning up isn’t a good enough reason to see a gp.
I love giving them my poo samples.
mainly because they have to deal with a bunch of twats on a daily basis
Because a large percentage of people going in can get their issues dealt with at teh pharmacy. You have no idea how much time is wasted at GPs with little coughs, scrapes etc.
*note, yes some people are just bad at their job.
My nan had pneumonia couple weeks ago and they wouldn’t let her book an appointment, she’s got COPD as well so her nurse went fucking mental when she finally saw my nana! No wonder hospitals are cramped and understaffed cos GP’s just don’t wanna help; well the doctors might but the cunt receptionists just won’t let them.
Not even allowed to book appointments in person anymore, gotta do it on the phone between 8-10 every morning or you’re fucked. I’ve seen them in there just chatting to each other and ignoring the phones, its absolutely disgusting behaviour.
At my current surgery, they all failed the course, they are friendly and helpful.
Previous surgery, top of the class.
Their face is always in bitch mode 😂
Dealing all day with a situation they did not create that upsets everyone who rings. Every sympathy personally
Calling your GP for anything these days is pointless. Make use of the excellent 111 service and they will do the legwork for you.
Have you met the general public? Imagine dealing with them constantly. Particularly when they pull the it’s a medical emergency card…well you’ve got the wrong number then.
It’s like complaining to shop floor staff at Tesco about stock levels or opening times.
People who give receptionists a hard time are the same people shouting at supermarket employees when their desired product is out of stock.
I’m grateful my work provides private healthcare because the NHS is shite.
Hospitals I can forgive; they deal with a lot of shit and deserve respect. But there is no more inflated sense of self importance than the receptionist at an average Doctor’s surgery.
Because they are literally the bouncers, unfortunately due to capacity issues they really are told to try and deflect a certain amount of people.
I don’t support them being rude at all, but the system is clearly struggling to deal with daily business.
I had to rearrange an appointment because they’d booked it in a part of the city I have never been to and could only get to by paying £15+ for a taxi there and hoping I can navigate the busses home.
The receptionist seemed actively annoyed at me for not wanting to go to a part of the city I’d never been to before. I don’t drive, I’m disabled and use a mobility scooter to get around my local area, and I don’t know where the bloody hell you’ve even booked me in when I haven’t visited a different practice for 5+ years.
Not comin in m8 i dont care if you lost your leg, not comin in.
Job description: must be rude, and have a serious attitude problem.
Same for my dentist, the receptionist acts like I’ve inconvenienced her somehow by coming in for my check up
Bouncers are more discrete.
During my chemotherapy I had neutropenic sepsis and was a few hours away from death, I had to wait over an hour in the ER, whilst I was waiting a man in his 60s came in, said he had a few heart palpitations a couple of days before- he was sent through immediately. After finally getting through to the doctors in the ER the one treating me went ballistic once he found out I had been left in the ER waiting room for this long in my condition.
I think it caused a bit of an investigation at the hospital as, my chemotherapy was botched again and I was admitted again to the hospital with neutropenic sepsis but was seen and treated immediately. Apart from cancer I was young, fit and healthy- I only ended up getting neutropenic sepsis twice because the injections that were meant to stimulate growth of anti-bodies were given to me at the wrong points in the chemotherapy treatment ‘due to a computer error’.
They kind of are…
I’m not saying they aren’t horrible cunts sometimes but it is their job to ensure only appropriate appointments are booked.
I’ve only had one bad experience with a GP receptionist. They’re usually pretty good around here
Always give them verbal grief. Vermin.
The real bouncers are the gatekeepers on the phones .
I went to see my GP about 7 months ago, nothing major but they said I should book a follow up on my way out, so I go to reception and say Doctor ‘name’ said I should book another appointment for in 6 weeks, and immediately ‘well why do you need another appointment?’ ending up just saying she should ask the doctor as they were the one who told me to book another appointment!
They are useless tell you that you will have to come in to get that even though they have given it to you for the last 3 years … so then you make the appointment only for them to give it to you anyway.. told a 80 year old that she has to tell them what medication she’s on for some crazy reason they can’t look at the computer in front of them but will wait till you log on to the website then tell them….won’t be long till they start closing them each time I went it they were completely empty …20 empty chairs. Uk is nuts
Because their husbands hate them so they come to work and try and get sort of meaning in life 😂😂
Mine ones are fantastic, very friendly and helpful.
Because GP practices are not NHS employed, they are private contractors. The receptionists don’t do what the NHS tells them they do what the owners of the practice tell them.
And then you’ve got them loudly announcing “IS THAT A STOOL SAMPLE” 🫠🫠
Before lockdown my GP let you book an appointment online. Just had a calendar showing what doctors were available when, you pick a time slot, get a text saying when it’s been approved and turn up for it. It was fantastic. I actually went to the GP and got things checked and fixed like a normal healthy person.
When the pandemic hit they removed that from the website and never brought it back, so now the only way to get an appointment is by calling at 8am and praying you get through before any of the other 50 people that do the same.
Which seems like a really stupid fucking system when some of the conditions you’re seeking treatment for involve side effects like forgetfullness, distractability and hypersomnia.
I’ve had a knee issue for well over a year at this point and still haven’t got it sorted becuase when I can manage to call at 8 they’re always inevitably booked out by the time I get through.
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And here I thought that was just my surgery
Not just that but they also think they’re medical professionals
Whenever they ask I go for the most disgusting story I can think of. They soon let me see the doctor.
Depending on the reason they do it they can be very helpful or very annoying. My surgery actually constructively uses the receptionist to categorise so that things can be reviewed quickly. It’s not expecting them to be medical experts just to follow guidelines. Once you appreciate how it works it can be very smooth sailing. Also being nice to them helps. People with an attitude find it difficult but that’s a them thing.
BUT I know people locally at different surgeries where they are a little dictator with a shitty attitude and honestly I can see why ones like that are a nightmare and give everyone a bad reputation.
Phoning up isn’t a good enough reason to see a gp.
I love giving them my poo samples.
mainly because they have to deal with a bunch of twats on a daily basis
Because a large percentage of people going in can get their issues dealt with at teh pharmacy. You have no idea how much time is wasted at GPs with little coughs, scrapes etc.
*note, yes some people are just bad at their job.
My nan had pneumonia couple weeks ago and they wouldn’t let her book an appointment, she’s got COPD as well so her nurse went fucking mental when she finally saw my nana! No wonder hospitals are cramped and understaffed cos GP’s just don’t wanna help; well the doctors might but the cunt receptionists just won’t let them.
Not even allowed to book appointments in person anymore, gotta do it on the phone between 8-10 every morning or you’re fucked. I’ve seen them in there just chatting to each other and ignoring the phones, its absolutely disgusting behaviour.
At my current surgery, they all failed the course, they are friendly and helpful.
Previous surgery, top of the class.
Their face is always in bitch mode 😂
Dealing all day with a situation they did not create that upsets everyone who rings. Every sympathy personally
Calling your GP for anything these days is pointless. Make use of the excellent 111 service and they will do the legwork for you.
Have you met the general public? Imagine dealing with them constantly. Particularly when they pull the it’s a medical emergency card…well you’ve got the wrong number then.
It’s like complaining to shop floor staff at Tesco about stock levels or opening times.
People who give receptionists a hard time are the same people shouting at supermarket employees when their desired product is out of stock.
I’m grateful my work provides private healthcare because the NHS is shite.
Hospitals I can forgive; they deal with a lot of shit and deserve respect. But there is no more inflated sense of self importance than the receptionist at an average Doctor’s surgery.
Because they are literally the bouncers, unfortunately due to capacity issues they really are told to try and deflect a certain amount of people.
I don’t support them being rude at all, but the system is clearly struggling to deal with daily business.
I had to rearrange an appointment because they’d booked it in a part of the city I have never been to and could only get to by paying £15+ for a taxi there and hoping I can navigate the busses home.
The receptionist seemed actively annoyed at me for not wanting to go to a part of the city I’d never been to before. I don’t drive, I’m disabled and use a mobility scooter to get around my local area, and I don’t know where the bloody hell you’ve even booked me in when I haven’t visited a different practice for 5+ years.
Not comin in m8 i dont care if you lost your leg, not comin in.
Job description: must be rude, and have a serious attitude problem.
Same for my dentist, the receptionist acts like I’ve inconvenienced her somehow by coming in for my check up
Bouncers are more discrete.
During my chemotherapy I had neutropenic sepsis and was a few hours away from death, I had to wait over an hour in the ER, whilst I was waiting a man in his 60s came in, said he had a few heart palpitations a couple of days before- he was sent through immediately. After finally getting through to the doctors in the ER the one treating me went ballistic once he found out I had been left in the ER waiting room for this long in my condition.
I think it caused a bit of an investigation at the hospital as, my chemotherapy was botched again and I was admitted again to the hospital with neutropenic sepsis but was seen and treated immediately. Apart from cancer I was young, fit and healthy- I only ended up getting neutropenic sepsis twice because the injections that were meant to stimulate growth of anti-bodies were given to me at the wrong points in the chemotherapy treatment ‘due to a computer error’.
They kind of are…
I’m not saying they aren’t horrible cunts sometimes but it is their job to ensure only appropriate appointments are booked.
I’ve only had one bad experience with a GP receptionist. They’re usually pretty good around here
Always give them verbal grief. Vermin.
The real bouncers are the gatekeepers on the phones .
I went to see my GP about 7 months ago, nothing major but they said I should book a follow up on my way out, so I go to reception and say Doctor ‘name’ said I should book another appointment for in 6 weeks, and immediately ‘well why do you need another appointment?’ ending up just saying she should ask the doctor as they were the one who told me to book another appointment!
They are useless tell you that you will have to come in to get that even though they have given it to you for the last 3 years … so then you make the appointment only for them to give it to you anyway.. told a 80 year old that she has to tell them what medication she’s on for some crazy reason they can’t look at the computer in front of them but will wait till you log on to the website then tell them….won’t be long till they start closing them each time I went it they were completely empty …20 empty chairs. Uk is nuts
Because their husbands hate them so they come to work and try and get sort of meaning in life 😂😂
Mine ones are fantastic, very friendly and helpful.
Because GP practices are not NHS employed, they are private contractors. The receptionists don’t do what the NHS tells them they do what the owners of the practice tell them.
And then you’ve got them loudly announcing “IS THAT A STOOL SAMPLE” 🫠🫠
Before lockdown my GP let you book an appointment online. Just had a calendar showing what doctors were available when, you pick a time slot, get a text saying when it’s been approved and turn up for it. It was fantastic. I actually went to the GP and got things checked and fixed like a normal healthy person.
When the pandemic hit they removed that from the website and never brought it back, so now the only way to get an appointment is by calling at 8am and praying you get through before any of the other 50 people that do the same.
Which seems like a really stupid fucking system when some of the conditions you’re seeking treatment for involve side effects like forgetfullness, distractability and hypersomnia.
I’ve had a knee issue for well over a year at this point and still haven’t got it sorted becuase when I can manage to call at 8 they’re always inevitably booked out by the time I get through.
Mine have always been pretty good.
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