| Yet another TWTD Hive mind question -Medical. 18:22 - Sep 11 with 1240 views | Lord_Lucan |
My friend has a medical condition and due to the nature of it and the necessity of speed he wants to take out his medical insurance option.
issue is - the idea of medical insurance is to get quick attention but you need a doctors referral, however, the soonest doctors appointment is two weeks away which is an obvious problem.
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| Yet another TWTD Hive mind question -Medical. on 18:29 - Sep 11 with 1173 views | BloomBlue |
Probably a stupid question as I'm assuming your friend has asked... but... a lot of private health insurance will allow treatment to continue without a Dr referral, depending on what type of treatment required - have they confirmed with their insurance company? |  | | |
| Yet another TWTD Hive mind question -Medical. on 18:29 - Sep 11 with 1162 views | Mullet |
As in GP? Usually if you ring on the day they can triage you in quicker. |  |
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| Yet another TWTD Hive mind question -Medical. on 18:41 - Sep 11 with 1145 views | Lord_Lucan |
| Yet another TWTD Hive mind question -Medical. on 18:29 - Sep 11 by BloomBlue |
Probably a stupid question as I'm assuming your friend has asked... but... a lot of private health insurance will allow treatment to continue without a Dr referral, depending on what type of treatment required - have they confirmed with their insurance company? |
No, need a referral.
@Mullet - That's what I thought but I'm not sure the 8 o clock rush is a thing anymore.
Also, the blooming appointment is a phone call so they still won't be able to fill it in at that moment.
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| Yet another TWTD Hive mind question -Medical. on 18:43 - Sep 11 with 1129 views | positivity |
not ideal, but a private GP appointment might be the only option (same day appointments for GPs tend to be triaged, so a less urgent case wouldn't be very likely to be seen) |  |
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| Yet another TWTD Hive mind question -Medical. on 18:58 - Sep 11 with 1092 views | BlueBadger |
If they already have a diagnosis and a named specialist, a phone call or email to the relevant specialist's secretary might help expedite things.
Otherwise the best bet is the 8AM lottery at the GP. [Post edited 11 Sep 2024 19:06]
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| Yet another TWTD Hive mind question -Medical. on 18:59 - Sep 11 with 1077 views | BloomBlue |
| Yet another TWTD Hive mind question -Medical. on 18:41 - Sep 11 by Lord_Lucan |
No, need a referral.
@Mullet - That's what I thought but I'm not sure the 8 o clock rush is a thing anymore.
Also, the blooming appointment is a phone call so they still won't be able to fill it in at that moment.
Really crazy |
Fyi , A friend recently received a referral same day after a phone call appointment, it was emailed to him. Although not sure of the precise process/reason. | | | |
| Yet another TWTD Hive mind question -Medical. on 09:43 - Sep 12 with 714 views | Zoloft |
He could use a NHS walk in service. There's one in Norwich on Rouen St. I had to go this Sunday with a perforated eardrum (ouch!) and was seen and treated in an hour. Might be worth a try. | | | |
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| Yet another TWTD Hive mind question -Medical. on 09:46 - Sep 12 with 699 views | DanTheMan |
| Yet another TWTD Hive mind question -Medical. on 18:41 - Sep 11 by Lord_Lucan |
No, need a referral.
@Mullet - That's what I thought but I'm not sure the 8 o clock rush is a thing anymore.
Also, the blooming appointment is a phone call so they still won't be able to fill it in at that moment.
Really crazy |
Not sure if it's the same at every surgery, but my GP still has the 8am rush for appointments where you need to be seen the same day.
As someone else suggested, there are walk-in centres but last time I used one of those they didn't have any doctors in, it was only nurses. [Post edited 12 Sep 2024 9:47]
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