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[holidaylover]

CLKD, Yes she did get fluid drawn from her knee following xray.  Nothing seemed to be found and it was put down to arthritis.  Her physio, whilst in hospital, consists of getting her to try and walk up and down the corridor.  My guess is that the many consultants in the NHS are too busy treating their private patients to be readily on call for NHS patients.  I know even at my local surgery I am finding it difficult to get an appointment with my regular doctor.  He is in his 40's and is not in this week, and only in one day next (according to reception).  Where is going to be and what is he doing?  My guess, working in the BUPA hospital. 

[CLKD]

oh errrr - mine is the last comment but it tells me that someone else has written something 

does any1 find the forum particularly slow?

[holidaylover]

CLKD, I wrote a comment but it's disappeared!!

[CLKD]

I thought it was yours.  Can you back-space to find it ?   

Can you even remember what your comment might have been 

[holidaylover]

Cant find it.  It was regarding the NHS Consultants (or lack of), and I think a lot of them are doing more and more work in the private hospitals.  I tried to get an appointment with my GP and was told he isn't in this week and is only in one day next week.  He is in his 40's and my guess he is more than likely spending most of his time with the BUPA hospital.  This is one of the reasons why our NHS is in the mess it's in.  Too many in the profession now for the money and not for the care of the patient.

[CLKD]

In the NHS 1 cannot work in private practice if 1 is paid full time.  Part timers do what they like: keep sheep, do work for private patients in BUPA etc.; had you considered that your GP might be doing training? Might you hope that it's menopause based 

Why not ask?  We should never guess why our medics aren't not present.  We have 1 part time female GP who has been called in more often since C.mas to cover holidays and training courses. 

As for my comment about sheep: I worked for a Consultant who didn't believe in private practice so kept rare breed sheep. 

[Taz2]

Cant find it.  It was regarding the NHS Consultants (or lack of), and I think a lot of them are doing more and more work in the private hospitals.  I tried to get an appointment with my GP and was told he isn't in this week and is only in one day next week.  He is in his 40's and my guess he is more than likely spending most of his time with the BUPA hospital.  This is one of the reasons why our NHS is in the mess it's in.  Too many in the profession now for the money and not for the care of the patient.

It's showing under your posts though in your profile 

[CLKD]

Is this is:

CLKD, Yes she did get fluid drawn from her knee following xray.  Nothing seemed to be found and it was put down to arthritis. 

Her physio, whilst in hospital, consists of getting her to try and walk up and down the corridor.  My guess is that the many consultants in the NHS are too busy treating their private patients to be readily on call for NHS patients. 

I know even at my local surgery I am finding it difficult to get an appointment with my regular doctor.  He is in his 40's and is not in this week, and only in one day next (according to reception). 

Where is going to be and what is he doing? 

My guess, working in the BUPA hospital.

[holidaylover]

Yip, that's it!  I wouldn't have know how to find that.  I'm doing good just typing and pressing post!!  And your right, I can only hope and pray he is brushing up on his menopause knowledge. 

[CLKD]

How did you get on?